CPMS Full Acknowledgements: Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action wishes to thank everybody who has collaborated on the 2019 edition of the Standards. Over 1900 individuals and 85 organizations in 82 countries provided input into updating to this edition. This included 245 children and adolescents in Armenia, Kenya, Nigeria and Syria (where some caregivers were also consulted).
Special thanks are due to the following agencies and individuals who gave their time and expertise to the development of this edition:
CPMS Working Group member agencies
BIFERD; ChildFund; Child Protection Area of Responsibility; Child Protection in Crisis Learning Network; Danish Refugee Council; Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children; International Committee of the Red Cross; International Federation of the Red Cross / Red Crescent Societies; International Labour Organization; International Organization for Migration; International Rescue Committee; Islamic Relief Worldwide; Nirengi Association; Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict; Plan International; Save the Children; Terre des hommes; UNHCR; UNICEF; Viva; War Child Holland; World Health Organization; World Vision International.
Special thanks to the following agencies who organised consultation workshops:
Afghanistan: Save the Children Afghanistan
Armenia: Children’s Support Center of Fund for Armenian Relief
Bangladesh / Cox’s Bazar: Child Protection Sub-Sector
Canada: International Child Protection Network of Canada
Colombia: Corporación Infancia y Desarrollo
Democratic Republic of Congo: BIFERD / DRC
Iraq: Child Protection Working Group (supported by UNICEF, UNHCR, Mission East and Save the Children’s Fund Kurdistan)
Kenya: Child Protection Working Group (supported by UNICEF and Save the Children)
LAC Region: UNICEF LACRO
Myanmar: Child Protection Sub-Cluster
Nigeria: Center for Community Health and Development International (CHAD) and Terre des hommes
Papua New Guinea: World Vision
Somalia: Child Protection Working Group (supported by CISP, UNICEF and the Government of Somalia)
South Sudan: Child Protection Working Group (supported by UNICEF and Save the Children)
Sudan: CPWG, supported by Global Aid Hand and UNICEF
Syria: Hurras Network / Syria
Turkey: Nirengi Association
Turkey: Children of One World Association (BİR DÜNYA ÇOCUK DERNEĞİ)
Uganda: Child Protection Sub-Cluster
CPMS Working Group revision team
Minja Peuschel (Save the Children; until July 2019) and Susan Wisniewski (Tdh; until June 2019): CPMS Working Group Co-Leads; Joanna Wedge – Capacity development & implementation, then co-lead from July 2019; Helen Kearny (Tdh) – Communications; Maria Salazar (Tdh), Suvi Nurmi (Save the Children) – Administrative Support; and Susanna Davies (co-lead from August 2019)
Standard revision teams
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Name |
Agency |
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Standard 1: Coordination |
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Lead / Co-lead |
Sitnour Babiker |
UNHCR |
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Co-lead |
Aurelie Peter Contesse |
CP AoR |
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Co-lead |
Bilal Sougou |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Lauren Bienkowski |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Petra Heusser |
CP AoR |
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Standard 2: Human resources |
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Lead |
Maxime Harrington |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Natalie McCauley |
L&D Working Group / Alliance |
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Member |
Deepak Koirala |
Save the Children Nepal |
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Member |
Mandy Yamanis |
Goal |
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Standard 3: Communications and advocacy |
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Co-lead |
Nathan McGibney |
WVI |
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Co-lead |
Ramon Broers |
ChildFund |
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Co-lead |
Radwa el Manssy |
ChildFund |
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Co-lead |
Jessica Bousquette |
WVI |
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Member |
Helen Kearney |
Tdh |
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Standard 4: Programme cycle management |
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Co-lead |
Sophie Mareschal |
Tdh |
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Co-lead |
Layal Sarrouh |
Consultant |
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Member |
Celina Jensen |
AME Working Group / Alliance |
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Standard 5: Information management |
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Lead |
Anne Marie Turmine |
CP AoR |
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Lead |
Mark Bonyo |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Boris Aristin Gonzalez |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Brennan Webert |
DRC |
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Member |
Celine Calve |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Tessa Marks |
CPIMS+ |
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Standard 6: Child protection monitoring |
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Lead |
Brennan Webert |
DRC |
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Member |
Anne Marie Turmine |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Kathrine Starup |
DRC |
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Member |
Layal Sarrouh |
Consultant |
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Member |
Michael Copland |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Boris Aristin Gonzalez |
CP AoR |
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Standard 7: Dangers and injuries |
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Lead |
Alyson Eynon |
Consultant |
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Member |
Hugues Laurenge |
UNICEF / Mine Action |
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Member |
Ricardo Pla Cordero |
IRC |
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Member |
Tom Mecrow |
Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
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Standard 8: Emotional and physical maltreatment |
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Member |
Berit Kieselback |
WHO |
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Member |
Eric Kitsa |
World Vision |
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Member |
Chantal Neuweiler |
Global Partnership to End Violence / CP AoR |
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Member |
Sara Valerio |
War Child Holland |
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Member |
Carolina Hepp Shergil |
Save the Children |
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Standard 9: Sexual and gender-based violence |
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Lead |
Masumi Yamashina |
UNICEF / CP AoR |
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Member |
Hannah Thompson |
Consultant |
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Member |
Gurvinder Singh |
IFRC |
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Member |
Janis Ridsdel |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Annalisa Brusati |
IRC |
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Member |
Patrick Sooma |
WVI |
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Member |
Alexandra Shaphren |
Plan |
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Member |
Anita Queirazza |
Plan |
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Member |
Kevin McNulty |
Mercy Corps |
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Member |
Rachel Harvey |
UNICEF |
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Member |
Darinne Jeong |
UNICEF |
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Standard 10: Mental health and psychosocial distress |
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Co-lead |
Sarah Harrison |
IASC MHPSS RG and IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support |
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Co-lead |
Sarah Hildrew |
PSS for CF TF / Save the Children |
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Member |
Louise Vinther-Larsen |
Danish Red Cross |
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Member |
Marie Dahl |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Peter Ventevogel |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Mark van Ommeren |
WHO |
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Member |
Alison Schafer |
WHO |
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Member |
Mark Jordans |
War Child Holland |
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Member |
May Aoun |
War Child Holland |
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Member |
Eva Smallegange |
War Child Holland |
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Member |
Maria Bray |
Tdh |
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Member |
Marie-Louise Kjellstrom |
UNICEF |
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Member |
Zeinab Hijazi |
UNICEF |
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Member |
Anita Queirazza |
Plan International |
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Member |
Silvia Finaurini |
Independent |
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Member |
Sandra Maignant |
International Rescue Committee |
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Member |
Anne-Sophie Dybdal |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Arij Bouresland-Skelton |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Anne Filorizzo Pla |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Kelly McBride |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Ruth O'Connell |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Stephen Arz |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Leslie Snider |
MHPSS Collaborative/ Save the Children |
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Member |
Cecile Bizouerne |
Action Contra La Faim |
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Member |
Celina Jensen |
Independent |
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Member |
Ricardo Pla Cordero |
International Rescue Committee |
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Member |
Masumi Yamashina |
UNICEF |
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Member |
Ashley Nemiro |
MHPSS Collaborative/ Save the Children |
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Member |
Michael Copland |
CP AoR |
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Standard 11: Children associated with armed forces and armed groups |
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Co-lead |
Christine McCormick |
Save the Children |
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Co-lead |
Brigid Pfister |
UNICEF |
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Co-lead |
Ibrahim Sesay |
UNICEF |
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Standard 12: Child labour |
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Co-lead |
Lotte Claessens |
Plan International |
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Co-lead |
Simon Hills |
ILO |
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Co-lead |
Insaf Nizam |
ILO |
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Member |
Chissey Mueller |
IOM |
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Member |
Alyson Eynon |
Consultant |
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Member |
Brikena Zogaj |
WVI |
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Standard 13: Unaccompanied and separated children |
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Lead |
Nadia Akmoun |
IOM |
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Member |
Annalisa Brusati |
IRC |
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Member |
Laura Lungarotti |
IOM |
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Member |
Janis Ridsdel |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Ibrahim Sesay |
UNICEF |
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Strategy standards |
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Co-lead |
Mark Canavera |
CPC Learning Network |
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Co-lead |
Hanna-Tina Fischer |
CPC Learning Network |
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Lead |
Hani Mansourian |
Alliance |
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Member |
Annalisa Brusati |
IRC |
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Member |
Amanda Melville |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Anita Queirazza |
Plan International |
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Member |
Audrey Bollier |
Alliance |
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Member |
Tasha Gill |
UNICEF |
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Member |
Zeinab Hijazi |
UNICEF |
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Standard 14: Applying a socio-ecological approach to child protection programming |
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Lead |
Hani Mansourian |
Alliance |
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Member |
Annalisa Brusati |
IRC |
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Member |
Amanda Melville |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Anita Queirazza |
Plan International |
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Member |
Audrey Bollier |
Alliance |
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Member |
Tasha Gill |
UNICEF |
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Member |
Zeinab Hijazi |
UNICEF |
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Standard 15: Group activities for children's well-being |
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Lead |
Sarah Uppard |
Consultant / ChildFund |
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Lead |
Gurvinder Singh |
IFRC |
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Member |
Ramon Broers |
ChildFund |
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Member |
Mirette Bahgat |
World Vision |
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Member |
Aimyleen Gabriel |
WVI |
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Member |
Radwa el Manssy |
ChildFund |
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Member |
Yvonne Agengo |
IRC |
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Standard 16: Strengthening family and caregiving environments |
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Co-lead |
Sandra Maignant |
IRC |
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Co-lead |
May Aoun |
War Child Holland |
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Standard 17: Community-level approaches |
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Lead |
Alexandra Shaphren |
Plan International |
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Member |
Kristine Mikhailidi |
WVI |
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Member |
Malia Robinson |
Plan International |
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Member |
Sendrine Constant |
Terre des hommes |
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Member |
Pia Vraalsen |
Child Frontiers |
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Member |
Caroline Veldhuizen |
Save the Children |
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Standard 18: Case management |
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Co-lead |
Colleen Fitzgerald |
International Rescue Committee |
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Co-lead |
Zeinab Hijazi |
UNICEF |
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Member |
Caroline Veldhuizen |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Maria Bray |
Tdh |
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Member |
Gatienne Jobit |
Tdh |
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Member |
Annalisa Brusati |
International Rescue Committee |
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Member |
Janis Ridsdel |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Lauren Bienkowski |
CP AOR |
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Member |
Robert MacTavish |
UNICEF |
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Standard 19: Alternative care |
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Lead |
Alliance |
Audrey Bollier |
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Member |
Pheobe Marabi |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Rebecca Smith |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Cliff Speck |
UNHCR |
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Member |
Sarah Uppard |
Consultant |
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Member |
Marleen Korthals Altes |
Consultant |
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Member |
Annalisa Brusati |
IRC |
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Standard 20: Justice for children |
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Co-lead |
Guillaume Landry |
IBCR |
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Co-lead |
Fabrice Crégut |
Tdh |
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Working across sectors |
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Co-lead |
Boris Aristin Gonzalez |
CP AoR |
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Co-lead |
Lauren Bienkowski |
CP AoR |
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Co-lead |
Michael Copland |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Petra Heusser |
CP AoR |
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Member |
Yang Fu |
Plan |
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Member |
Hani Mansourian |
Alliance |
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Member |
Audrey Bollier |
Alliance |
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Member |
Lidwien Wijchers |
Tdh Iraq |
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Member |
Agnes Tillinac |
IOM |
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Member |
Maria Agnese Giordano |
Global Education Cluster |
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Member |
Charlotte Tocchio |
IFRC |
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Member |
Nicolas Servas |
Global Education Cluster |
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Member |
Natalie Brackett |
INEE |
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Member |
Bente Sandal-Aasen |
INEE |
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Member |
Kapell, Alana |
Save the Children |
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Member |
Dean Brooks |
INEE |
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Member |
Gisela Schmidt-Martin |
Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) |
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Member |
Davide Coltri |
War Child Holland |
Thematic focal points
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Adolescents: |
Anita Queriazza and Yang Fu (Plan) |
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Cash: |
Angela Marshall (IRC), Vanessa Saraiva (World Vision) & Rebecca Iron (CPC) |
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Child participation: |
Brikena Zogaj (World Vision International) and Alana Kapell (Save the Children) |
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Children with disabilities: |
Ricardo Pla Cordero (Humanity & Inclusion and IRC) and Leilani Elliot (Proteknôn Foundation) |
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Early childhood: |
Sara Lim Betrand and Claire Whiting (Proteknôn Foundation) |
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Measurement: |
Celina Jensen (AME Working Group / Alliance and Proteknôn Consulting); Cyril Bennouna (CPC Learning Network) |
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Refugees, IDP & migrant populations: |
Agnès Tillinac (IOM), Gurvinder Singh (IFRC), Janis Ridsdel (UNHCR), Samantha Newman and Layal Sarrouh (consultants), Sitnour Babiker (UNHCR) |
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Urban contexts: |
Aline Rahbany (World Vision) |
Editors: Proteknôn Consulting Group – Hannah Thompson and Kristen Castrataro, supported by Leilani Elliot and Celina Jensen
Graphic design by: Tiery Fresneau
Layout by: River Valley Technologies
Online consultation management: Markus Forsberg and Kim Morral of PHAP
Donors: This edition was made possible with the financial support of USAID/ Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), the Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
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