Participant Pack | 2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

Please find Participant Pack for the 2026 Annual Meeting in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. It is important that participants familiarise themselves with this pack before the meeting.

The Participant Pack gives you all the information you need to successfully participate in the meeting, including Important Messages, Must Reads, and the Code of Engagement for interacting with child and adult speakers and participants - take a look as soon as you can!

To give a small snapshot of what is in store at this year's Annual Meeting:

Day 1: 9th of June, 2026 

The first day of the Annual Meeting will begin with an opening session setting the stage for discussions on child protection in a resource-constrained world, bringing together diverse perspectives on the challenges, risks, and strategic shifts facing the sector. Participants will then engage in a strategic session exploring how more connected, child-centred ecosystems can strengthen collaboration across humanitarian settings, followed by an interactive discussion on child protection system strengthening in humanitarian action. The day will conclude with a bilingual English-Spanish thematic session highlighting community-based, evidence-driven, and locally led approaches to sustaining child protection responses in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Day 2: 10th of June, 2026 

The second day of the Annual Meeting will begin with thematic sessions exploring innovative and community-driven approaches to sustaining child protection systems in resource-constrained settings, followed by discussions on family strengthening, positive parenting, and preventing child recruitment in humanitarian contexts. Participants will then engage in a session focused on meaningful child and youth participation and accountability to children, featuring perspectives and recommendations from children, young people, and practitioners. In the afternoon, participants will take part in the Annual Meeting’s new Open Space sessions—an interactive format designed to foster peer learning, networking, and collaborative problem-solving around emerging priorities and shared challenges. The day will conclude with the Alliance Marketplace, providing participants with an opportunity to connect with the Alliance’s Working Groups, Task Forces, and Initiatives to learn more about their priorities, activities, and opportunities for engagement.

Day 3: 11th of June, 2026 

The final day of the Annual Meeting will begin with a thematic session on integrating, localising, and sustaining quality mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian settings. Discussions will then turn to financing and localisation, exploring how resources can be allocated more effectively, how community expertise can be better recognised and supported, and how more equitable financing approaches can strengthen child protection responses. The afternoon will feature a strategic session focused on reimagining child protection advocacy in a changing humanitarian landscape, followed by a thematic session examining the impacts of funding cuts on child protection outcomes, systems adaptation, and frontline service delivery. The meeting will conclude with a closing session reflecting on key insights, shared learning, and collective priorities for advancing child protection in humanitarian action moving forward.

If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact us at: annualmeeting2026@alliancecpha.org.