The Alliance is committed to developing standards and materials covering all areas related to child protection in humanitarian action and generating technical guidelines for use by humanitarian actors. The Alliance is also the custodian of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, which is considered a companion to the Sphere standards.
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The Alliance 2020 Annual Meeting Moments Report
Did you miss out on the Alliance 2020 Annual Meeting on Infectious Disease Oubreaks and the Protection of Children? No need to worry - you can follow-along just as if you were at the 2020 Annual Meeting by browsing through The Alliance 2020 Annual Meeting Twitter Account! Or, find all the LIVE...
Report | Still Unprotected: Humanitarian Funding for Child Protection
Why is protection of children in humanitarian contexts so neglected, and what can we do to better protect these children from harm? In 2019, the Alliance, Save the Children and the Child Protection Area of Responsibility published “ Unprotected”, a report exposing shortfalls in humanitarian funding...Annual Meeting Blog | Knitting Together a Community for Wellness?
Knitting together a community for wellness? 7 October 2020 “I don’t know how to knit. It seems complicated. But this past-time was brought up more than once by child protection specialists yesterday at the Annual Conference of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.” In their...Annual Meeting Blog | Opening Remarks with Ms. Gillian Triggs
As Ms. Gillian Triggs welcomed participants to the 2020 Annual Meeting, she highlighted that in today’s environment, respecting the centrality of protection and promoting the protection of all persons affected by conflict, displacement and natural disasters, including children, is more relevant and...Annual Meeting Blog | Welcome Remarks from Hani Mansourian and Audrey Bollier
Special thanks to support from our donors, particularly the USG, and SDC, as well as UNICEF and UNHCR. Special thanks also to Rees Mccann in collaboration with Basis, that specializes in online events. The COVID-19 crisis has already exacerbated root causes of some of the biggest threats to children...
Guidance | Social Protection and Child Protection: How to Join Forces to Protect Children from the Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond
To find the FINAL VERSION of this policy paper, CLICK HERE! The objective of this guidance is to lay out key arguments for close collaboration across Social Protection and Child Protection to address the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on children and families towards reduction of adverse Child...Child Labour Task Force Work Plan 2020-2021
GOAL: Humanitarian responders and development actors have the knowledge, skills and tools to implement quality and coordinated child labour in emergencies preparedness, prevention and response actionsSpeaker and Presenter Bios
This resource is a list of the summary biographies of the speakers and presenters of the 2020 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. * Note: For any additions or corrections, please email info@alliancecpha.org.Child Protection Minimum Standards Implementation Toolkit
With the 2019 edition of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS), we are well prepared to improve quality and accountability in children’s protection and well-being. But the CPMS itself is only the first step in improving our responses to protect children. Child...Summary of Abstracts
This booklet contains a summary of abstracts that were submitted for the 2020 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action from October 5-16, 2020. The theme of this meeting is ‘Infectious Disease Outbreaks and the Protection of Children.’ The abstracts are organised by countries of...
Background Paper | 2.2 Billion Children: How Do We Ensure Their Protection and Well-being Amidst an Infectious Disease Outbreak?
COVID-19 is a public health crisis engulfing the world, confining and separating populations, and transforming lives. Rapidly imposed nation-wide containment, control, and mitigation strategies have included constraints on movement; regional and national-level border closures; procedures for...2020 Annual Meeting Agenda
Please find the Agenda for the 2020 Annual Meeting attached below. You will can also find each day's individual agenda attached below.2020 Annual Meeting | Participant's Checklist: How to Attend This Year’s Annual Meeting
Please find the Participant Checklist on How to Attend This Year’s Annual Meeting The checklist includes: Joining instructions to access Zoom sessions Steps to complete 3-5 working days before the start of the event How to prepare for this event: 5 Steps to complete before 5 October On the day Steps...2020 Annual Meeting | Presenter's Checklist: How to Participate in the Annual Meeting 2020
Please find the Presenter's Checklist on How to Participate in the Annual Meeting 2020. The checklist inlcudes: Instructions to join Zoom sessions Steps to complete immediately How to prepare for this event: Five Steps to complete before 5 October On the day Steps to complete 15-30 minutes before...Guidance | Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and INSPIRE Strategies
Today, one in four children lives in a country affected by conflict or disaster. Crises tend to last longer and become protracted, increasingly blurring the lines between humanitarian and longer-term development interventions. Preventing and responding to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence...
Guidance for Alternative Care Provision During COVID-19
This document provides practical guidance to actors in humanitarian and development contexts on the adaptations and considerations needed to support children who are either currently in alternative care or are going into an alternative care placement during the COVID-19 pandemic. It expands on the...Community-Level Child Protection Online Learning Series
This Online Learning Series follows Nina, a girl who has been displaced from her home, while she adjusts to her new setting and interacts with Child Protection actors. The 4-Part Video Series Covers: Introducing Standard 17: Community-level Approaches Reflecting on Current Community-level...
Advocacy Brief | Prioritizing the Safety of Children Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has prompted widespread school closures and physical distancing measures, making online platforms and communities essential to maintaining a sense of normalcy. While children and their families are turning to digital solutions more than ever to support children’s learning, socialization and...
Weighing up the Risks: School Closure and Re-opening under COVID-19
In Weighing up the risks: School closure and reopening under COVID-19 — When, Why, and What Impacts?, the Alliance and INEE have developed a balanced analysis to inform decisions based on holistic child-wellbeing as to when and why to re-open schools. This paper is meant to help decision makers...
Case Management Global Forms
The Global Case Management Forms are a package of forms developed to facilitate standardized data collection processes that enable program staff to aggregate (or disaggregate) data to track trends. The forms promote standardized methods of information gathering in a particular context that will...Technical Note BRIEF | Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic v.2
The Alliance is excited to present this Technical Note BRIEF to give child protection actors an overview - including key questions and considerations - of version 2 of the Technical Note on Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The aim of the Technical Note was to support child...A Review of Child Protection Caseworkers Recruitment and Capacity-building in Humanitarian Settings
Child protection case management in humanitarian settings requires caseworkers with the knowledge and skills to support vulnerable children and families during distressing events and in environments with limited services. In acknowledgement of those challenges, this review was conducted to provide...COVID-19 Synthesis | Evidence Briefs
Update: The latest and FINAL evidence synthesis focuses on strategies to strengthen the caregiving environment through family- and community-based approaches and offers a series of case studies from various humanitarian and emergency contexts. [ Read more] Coming soon! Keep an eye out for the...Guidance | Children, Isolation and Quarantine: Preventing Family Separation and Other Child Protection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Drafted in collaboration with WHO, this UNICEF document on “Children, Isolation and Quarantine: Preventing Family Separation and Other Child Protection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic” aims at assisting Child Protection and Health actors to preserve family unity as the pandemic continues...