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Join the Alliance at HNPW 2025 – Register for Two Key Events!
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action invites you to join us at Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2025. HNPW is one of the world’s largest humanitarian events, bringing together UN agencies, Member States, civil society, private sector actors, and academia from...
Project | Child Wellbeing Matters: Improving Case Management Practice Through Research
The aim of the Child Well-being Matters project was to fill a key gap in evidence by conducting an evaluation of the case management intervention in different countries. More than one in six of the world's children lived in areas affected by armed conflicts in 2024. During a crisis, children are at...
Webinar | Child Well-being Matters: Global Dissemination of Study Findings
To learn about this study, find the Research Brief here . Child protection case management is a critical response service for children facing family separation, neglect, abuse, violence, or exploitation, particularly in humanitarian contexts. Despite advancements in the sector over the past decade...
Red Hand Day 2025
February 12th marks adoption of the Optional Protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for the protection of children in armed conflict. Also known as ‘Red Hand Day’, this day of international awareness aims to remind the international community to strengthen efforts to end the...
Polish | Minimalne standardy ochrony dzieci w działaniach humanitarnych
Minimalne standardy ochrony dzieci w akcjach humanitarnych (CPMS) stały się jednym z kluczowych zasobów dla pracowników organizacji humanitarnych od czasu ich wprowadzenia w 2012 roku. CPMS zostały opracowane w celu wspierania ochrony dzieci w środowiskach humanitarnych poprzez: Ustanowienie...
The CPMS is Now Available in Polish and more!
The Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) are now available in Polish and more, expanding access to critical guidance for child protection practitioners worldwide. The CPMS sets out essential principles and best practices to protect children in emergencies, providing a...
Postponed - Global and Regional Launches | The Revised Primary Prevention Framework for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the upcoming webinar series to launch the Revised Primary Prevention Framework, originally scheduled from 29th January to 19th February, will be postponed until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you...
Background Paper | Protection of Children from the Ground Up: Enhancing Localised Approaches in Conflict and Crises
Now available in Arabic, French, and Spanish! This paper aims to support the upcoming discussions during the 2025 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Based upon over 225 responses to the Annual Meeting Theme Survey, this year’s theme focuses on localised approaches to child...
Webinar | Dual Battlegrounds: Protecting Children Recruited by Armed Groups and by Criminal Organisations
*Due to technical difficulties, unfortunately this webinar was not recorded in English. However, you can find the French , Spanish , and Arabic recordings on the Alliance YouTube Channel! The CAAFAG Task Force is pleased to invite you to a webinar on protecting children recruited by armed groups and...
Now Open! CPMS Self-Assessment Exercise 2025
The CPMS are the backbone of the humanitarian child protection sector, and we at the Alliance are its custodians. The standards are designed to help us improve the quality of our programming and accountability for our actions. *Deadline updated! Between January 20 and March 9 2025, all Alliance...
Webinar | Piloting the Primary Prevention Framework: Overall Reflections and Lessons Learned
The Prevention Initiative of the Alliance and PLAN International are pleased to invite you to the last webinar on lessons learned from the Primary Prevention Framework pilots in South Sudan and Niger. We will together discuss and reflect on the main challenges, solutions and overarching lessons from...
Closed - Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
*Special Notice: We have extended the deadline for all abstract submissions to Tuesday, 11th February. We still encourage colleagues to submit abstracts for the 2025 Annual Meeting, even if you are uncertain about potential changes in project scope or funding. The Alliance for Child Protection in...
Report | Learning Needs Analysis on the Intersectionality of Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and the Climate Crisis
Child Protection, the Climate Crisis, and Climate Justice together are highlighted in the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action 2021-2025 Strategy as an essential overlapping area demanding exploration and learning. In that pursuit, the Learning and Development (L&D) Working Group of...
Open Letter on Prioritising Child Protection in Humanitarian Action – Welcoming Mr. Fletcher's Leadership
Welcoming Mr. Fletcher to His New Role as UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs! On behalf of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility, we warmly congratulate Mr. Fletcher on assuming leadership at a pivotal time...
Safe Recognition and Referrals of Child Protection Concerns: Rapid Guide for All Humanitarian Workers
This rapid guide, developed by the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility and Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action in collaboration with several sectors, supports all humanitarian workers to confidently recognise and safely refer child protection concerns. All humanitarian...
Clinic Sessions on Primary Prevention
What is Primary Prevention? Primary prevention seeks to prevent harm before it can occur by addressing the root causes of harm to children within a population or community. A successful primary preventive approach will reduce the strain on response services by reducing the number of families and...
Desk Review and Resource Mapping | Accountability to Children in Humanitarian Action
Explore two pivotal resources from the Alliance Accountability to Children Initiative, designed to enhance the understanding and implementation of child-centered accountability in humanitarian settings: 1. Child Accountability in Humanitarian Contexts: A Desk Review This comprehensive desk review...
Guidance Note | Resources for Conducting Ethical Research with Children in Humanitarian Contexts
This Resource List catalogues critical resources to guide ethical good practices in participatory research with children in humanitarian contexts. It is not an exhaustive compilation, nor does it propose new ethical guidelines. Instead, it highlights existing tools that help researchers and...
Webinar | Piloting the Primary Prevention Framework: Monitoring and Evaluation
The Prevention Initiative of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and PLAN International invites you to an insightful webinar on lessons learned from piloting the Primary Prevention Framework in South Sudan and Niger. This session will dive into the unique challenges and...
Case Management Global Forms - 2nd Edition
Appropriate documentation by caseworkers facilitates effective and accountable case management. Documentation is the process of collecting and storing information specific to individual children and their families, including both information that the child and family provide directly as well as any...
Inter-agency Guidance Note | Data Protection and Information Sharing for Child Protection Case Management in Humanitarian Settings including Specific Considerations for Settings with Refugees
This Guidance Note provides actors delivering child protection case management with guidance on the key standards and principles, processes and tools available to apply good practices for data protection and information-sharing when implementing child protection case management in humanitarian...
Inter-Agency Guidelines for Case Management and Child Protection - 2nd Edition
The first Inter-Agency Guidelines for Case Management and Child Protection were published in 2014 by the Child Protection Working Group, building on the 2012 Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS). The aim was to provide a collective understanding and step-by-step...
Launch of the Updated Child Protection Case Management Guidelines and Forms
The Case Management Task Force of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is excited to launch of the Updated Child Protection Case Management Guidelines and Forms! Originally published in 2014, the Child Protection Case Management Guidelines provided a collective framework for...
World Children’s Day 2024: Listen to the Future
This World Children’s Day, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is proud to celebrate the theme Listen to the Future, highlighting the voices, experiences, and skills of children and youth in shaping humanitarian action. At the 2023 and 2024 Annual Meetings, child and youth...