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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This is What Needs to be Done to Protect Children in Humanitarian Settings
This compelling infographic provides the top ten requirements for protecting children in humanitarian action.
Toolkit on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC)
The Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Toolkit is a product of the Inter-agency Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (IAWG UASC). It was produced in conjunction with the Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Field Handbook, 2016. In 2004, the Inter-agency Guiding...Child Protection in Emergencies Assessment Flowchart
This flowchart is designed to help determine the type of assessment needed in a given humanitarian context.Child Protection in Emergencies Initial Assessment (CPIA)
This toolkit aims to provide a methodology to generate the necessary evidence for Child Protection in Emergency (CPiE) response and programming and to inform the development of the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and the severity ranking in the following situations were a CPRA may not be feasible...
"Adapting to learn, learning to adapt": Overview of and considerations for child protection systems strengthening in emergencies
Systems strengthening is becoming a dominant paradigm for many child protection actors. This document provides guidance to all actors working in the international humanitarian community about strengthening child protection systems through emergency preparedness and responses in different emergency...
Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Webinar: A review of dangers and injuries
Preventing and responding to physical dangers and injuries in humanitarian settings is a core part of the mandate of the global Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. This webinar examines Child Protection Minimum Standard (CPMS) 7, Dangers and Injuries. Based on a practitioners’...
Child Protection Mainstreaming Case Studies Series
This Child Protection Mainstreaming Case Studies Series aims to strengthen the understanding of child protection mainstreaming. It employs good practices to illustrate steps taken, challenges encountered and opportunities identified by involved stakeholders to ensure child protection considerations...
CPMS Video Series: Facilitator's Notes
These documents were created to promote the use of the CPMS Video series. They are intended to prompt discussion among people who have watched it and want to learn more about the topic, as well as to reflect collectively on how the standards are or could be implemented in their context. It could be...
CPMS Video Series: Standard 13, Unaccompanied and separated children
This video provides an overview of Standard 13: Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) of the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action). When using these videos, we strongly recommend you refer to the Facilitator’s Notes. For the rest of the CPMS video series, click here.
CPMS Video Series: Standard 8, Physical violence and other harmful practices
This video provides an overview of Standard 8: Physical Violence and Other Harmful Practices of the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action). When using these videos, we strongly recommend you refer to the Facilitator’s Notes. For the rest of the CPMS video series, click...
CPMS Video Series: Standard 9, Sexual violence
This video provides an overview of Standard 19: Sexual Violence of the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action). When using these videos, we strongly recommend you refer to the Facilitator’s Notes. For the rest of the CPMS video series, click here.
Field Handbook on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC)
The Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Field Handbook is a product of the Inter-agency Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (IAWG UASC). It was produced in conjunction with the Unaccompanied and Separated Children Toolkit, 2017. In 2004, the Inter-agency Guiding Principles...
Inter-agency Review of Justice for Children in a Humanitarian Context (CPMS 14)
This report suggests that the number of child-victims and the number of children in conflict with the law rise significantly during all types of emergencies. According to practitioners, conflict and civil unrest negatively impact justice for children more than natural disasters. Strengthening...
Inter-Agency Toolkit: Supporting the protection needs of child labourers in emergencies
Historically, the response to child labour in emergencies has been inadequate, but it is increasingly recognised as a growing issue in many emergencies, and is no longer only considered a development issue. With children’s needs addressed more holistically through case management and systems...
Physical Violence and Other Harmful Practices in Humanitarian Situations
With an increasing number of children being affected by emergencies throughout the world iv and considering the pervasiveness of violence, a better understanding of children’s exposure to physical violence and other harmful practices in humanitarian contexts is necessary. As an initial step in...
Responding to the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Emergencies
Commissioned by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) Child Labour Task Force, this review aims to document what humanitarian and child protection communities know about the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in emergencies and what we are doing to prevent and respond to them. The review focuses...
A Five-Step Guide to Developing Inter-Agency Standard Operating Procedures for Child Protection Case Management in Humanitarian Settings
A Five-Step Guide to Developing Inter-Agency Standard Operating Procedures for Child Protection Case Management in Humanitarian Settings aims to encourage a structured approach to developing SOPs for CPCM in humanitarian settings so that those procedures are sufficiently: comprehensive...Child Protection Case Management Training for Caseworkers, Supervisors, and Managers
The Case Management Task Force of the global Child Protection Working Group was formed in late 2012 to operationalize Minimum Standard 15: Case Management. During 2013 the Task Force developed Interagency Guidelines for Case Management and Child Protection (Guidelines) and this Training. Included in...