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 for the humanitarian movement.

Children suffer first and most in crises, making every humanitarian crisis a child protection crisis. As such, we’ve shared key recommendations to ensure child protection is placed at the centre of humanitarian action.

Our Recommendations Include: 

• Making child protection a strategic priority in global advocacy and resource mobilisation. 
• Ensuring IASC Principals and Humanitarian Coordinators prioritise child protection in policy decisions and throughout the humanitarian cycle.
• Upholding accountability to children through a child rights-based approach.

We invite you to read our full letter, attached below, where we outline a vision for a humanitarian system that is united and mobilised to protect children and support their broader wellbeing. Protecting children is critical for survival, hope, and resilience, breaking cycles of violence and laying the foundation for peaceful societies.

We are looking forward to our work together moving ahead.