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AN OPEN LETTER | COVID-19 AND THE IMPACT OF PANDEMIC RESPONSE PLANS THREATEN IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM RISKS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHILD PROTECTION
International civil society organizations and child-focused agencies are calling on national governments and multilateral institutions to immediately strengthen child protection in COVID-19 response frameworks and to provide sufficient donor support to implement these responses effectively. The...WEBINAR | CHILD HELPLINES AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, child protection actors and service providers are exploring how they can continue to provide support to children and families remotely through the use of technology. This includes child helplines. The Alliance, the CP AoR, Child Helpline International and UNICEF...Podcast | Protected! Podcast: Ep 3: Protecting Refugee Children in East Africa
Governments shut borders quickly in eastern Africa as the threat of an outbreak of COVID-19 loomed. That left child protection actors with reduced access to the refugee children they support and the children themselves are facing more risks. Elsa Laurin, the Senior Child Protection Officer for the...Webinar Recordings | COVID-19 and Child Protection
The Alliance is proud to present our Child Protection and COVID-19 Webinar Playlist, including all Alliance webinar recordings related to the Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic and related annexes. Each recording has been edited and includes an introduction, list...
Technical Note: Child Helplines and the Protection of Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic
As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, child protection actors and service providers are exploring how they can continue to provide support to children, families and communities remotely through the use of technology. This includes child helplines, which, over the last decade, have become...
Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic (v.2)
The Alliance has now produced a version 2 of the technical note on the protection of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim of this brief: To support child protection practitioners and policy makers in putting the child’s safety and well-being at the centre of their COVID-19 pandemic response...
Key Messages and Considerations for Programming for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups During the COVID-19 Pandemic, v.1
Every day a child remains with an armed force or group, he or she is at risk of physical, psychological and sexual violence, and even death. Prevention of recruitment; separating children from armed forces and groups; responding to their needs; and supporting the reintegration process are all life...Webinar | Working with communities to keep children safe in times of COVID-19
Infectious diseases like COVID-19 can disrupt the protective environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and the wider community can have negative consequences for children’s well-being, development and protection. COVID-19 also has a direct...Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 2: Transitioning to a Remote Adolescent Programme in Lebanon
Have you ever wondered what happens when child protection actors have zero face-to-face access to the children and families they support? Plan International Lebanon faced that exact problem in March 2020, when the government imposed a curfew and state of emergency across the country. Elissa...Podcast | Protected! Podcast Ep 1: Prioritising MHPSS and CP Workers during COVID-19
This podcast is for all child protection actors everywhere. Wherever you are, hit the Play button now! Dr Zeinab Hijazi, the mental health and psychosocial support expert from UNICEF talks to Hani Mansourian, the Alliance's Co-coordinator about the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on mental...
Working with Communities to Keep Children Safe, v.1.1
Infectious diseases like COVID-19 can disrupt the protective environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and the wider community can have negative consequences for children’s well-being, development and protection. COVID-19 also has a direct...
WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE, V.1.1
Infectious diseases like COVID-19 can disrupt the protective environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and the wider community can have negative consequences for children’s well-being, development and protection. COVID-19 also has a direct...
Technical Note: COVID-19 and Child Labour
Worldwide, an estimated 152 million children are in child labour, almost half of them, 73 million, work in hazardous child labour. The global health crisis is leading to mass disruption with far-reaching consequences. Many children are out of school and economic pressures on families continue to...
COVID-19: Protecting Children from Violence, Abuse and Neglect in the Home
It is abundantly clear that risk factors for violence, abuse, and neglect are on the rise for children under containment. At the same time, some COVID-19 prevention measures have abruptly cut children off from positive and supportive relationships they rely on when in distress, including at school...2019 CPMS & COVID-19 Brief
The 2019 Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action provide critical actions to keep children safe and support children and families’ well-being in infectious disease settings like the current COVID-19 pandemic. This brief answers key questions such as: What parts of the 2019 CPMS...Webinar | Strengthening Family & Caregiving Environments—CPMS Standard 16 in the Context of COVID-19
For the edited recording, click here. - The CPMS WG is launching a new webinar series to introduce the new standards in the 2019 edition of the CPMS. This webinar focuses on standard 16 - strengthening family and caregiving environments - in the context of the current global COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Social Service Workforce Safety and Wellness during the COVID-19 Response: Recommended Actions
A well-supported, appropriately equipped, empowered, and protected social service workforce is essential to mitigating the damaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social service workers can build on their existing strong ties to children, families, and communities to rapidly respond in ways that...2019 Annual Meeting Report: The Humanitarian-Development Nexus and the Launch of the 2019 Edition of the CPMS
The 2019 Annual Meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland, and brought nearly 150 participants from around the world. The "Humanitarian-Development Nexus" focused the presentations around the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats actors face when working within the nexus. Some common...2019 Annual Report: The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
2019 was marked by the launch of the 2019 Edition of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) at the Annual Meeting in Geneva. This new edition integrates field experience and new learning to create a stronger link between child protection and other sector actors...A Reflective Field Guide: Community-level Approaches to Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The Community-level Approaches to Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Reflective Field Guide aims to contribute to fostering more authentic community engagement in humanitarian child protection action. It Community-level Approaches Guide encourages honest reflection and discussion about current...