New Briefing Note! Global Impact of Humanitarian Funding Cuts on Children’s Protection

Drawing on input from over 250 child protection practitioners in 55 countries, and insights from five leading child protection agencies, this new brief on the "Global Impact of Humanitarian Funding Cuts on Children and Their Protection in Humanitarian Contexts" presents stark evidence of the catastrophic consequences that ongoing funding cuts are having on children’s safety and well-being. Services are being suspended, frontline staff reduced, and protection systems dismantled—leaving millions of children at increased risk of abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and even death.

Key Findings Include:

• Over 1.1 million children are directly affected by suspended child protection programmes in more than 23 countries.
• Services are being shut down, frontline staff reduced, and national protection systems dismantled.
• Budget cuts across all sectors are compounding risks of abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and even death.
• Agencies report growing challenges in meeting the Child Protection Minimum Standards, with a rapidly shrinking workforce and limited resources.

This is a critical call to action. The briefing note, along with key advocacy messages and a communications pack, is now available to support your work with donors, governments, and humanitarian leadership.

👉 Read the Briefing Note
📣 Download the Communications Pack

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