The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action ("The Alliance") envisions a world in which children are protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence in humanitarian settings. Its mission is to support the efforts of humanitarian actors to achieve high-quality and effective child protection interventions in both refugee and non-refugee humanitarian contexts.
In this month's newsletter, we provide updates on the 2019 CPMS and the Alliance Annual meeting. Several new online learning opportunities are featured, and we gladly introduce you to the newest members of the Alliance.
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The launch of the 2019 Edition of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) is less than two months away, and the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Alliance) wants you to be a part of it!
The...
At the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, there was agreement that the humanitarian system alone cannot address the magnitude and diversity of needs that result from today's global humanitarian crises. In response, humanitarian, development and...
The Alliance is pleased to two welcome two new members: Bent Al-Rafedain and IsraAid.
Bent Al-Rafedain is an integrated society based on the principles of equal opportunity, justice and equality through the active and competent participation of...
To celebrate World Humanitarian Day 2019, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action honoured women working on the front lines of child protection. Over two dozen women were nominated by their peers for their work around the world,...
Learn about unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children
This course is about the care and protection of unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children who are moving across and between countries. This course will provide an...
This course examines how children’s social environments at different levels, such as the family, community and societal levels, influence children’s adversity, development and resilience. Course participants will engage in critical thought about...
This webinar is being organized as part of the regional project "Building Relationships through Innovative Development of Gender-Based Violence Awareness in Europe - BRIDGE" which has the aim to strengthen the statutory response to gender-based...
The AME WG and Cash Transfer and Child Protection TF hosted a presentation on the recently released report: Monitoring Child Protection within Humanitarian Cash Programmes on Monday, July 29th at 8am EST/1pm BST.
This report, written by Paul...
The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) announces the launch of the first module of the Global Case Management Online Learning Series. Each module has Facilitator's Resources for those who would like to lead this learning series with in-country actors...
Safe Spaces for children, including Child Friendly Spaces (CFS), are interventions used by humanitarian agencies to increase children’s access to safe environments and promote their psychosocial well-being. Some safe spaces may focus on informal...
Inter-agency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) guide Child Protection Case Management programming in humanitarian settings by enabling service providers to harmonise and standardise services and approaches for children and families. Many...
These Case Management Minimum Indicators were developed for the 2019 Edition of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS). They provide measurable benchmarks to assess the quality of case management in humanitarian...
For more details and support on the following training packages, contact the Learning and Development Working Group (LDWG) via learning@alliancecpha.org. For e-learning options (orientations), click here.
Case Management* This package...
"Unfolding Boxes and Obstacles towards Creative Solutions for a Psychosocial Approach" is a pedagogical multimedia tool developed in order to assist social and human development workers in their daily fieldwork while "thinking outside the box"....
Voices of Children Key to Stopping the Global Scourge of Violence against them, says global report by Educo and ChildFund
Global survey of almost 5,500 children from 15 countries, including India, Thailand and Vietnam, reveals children feel...
Washington, DC – A Trump administration administrative rule could result in severe harm to migrant children detained in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today after filing with Amnesty International USA a friend-of-the-court brief on...
European Member States urged to increase relocation pledges and fast-track family reunifications
BRUSSELS/GENEVA, 29 August 2019 – The number of unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children, staying in dangerous and overcrowded...
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
17 children have been killed by the violence in Idlib in 17 days, according the most recent numbers of Save the Children’s partner Hurras Network (see note to editors).
Due to continued risks to health facilities,...
Summary
The present report is submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to its resolution 73/155 on the rights of the child, in which it requested the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to continue...
Mozambique has passed a new bill banning child marriage following a two and a half-year campaign by gender equality organisations including Plan International.
The bill, which set the minimum age for marriage at 18, eliminates a loophole in...
1. Background
The Alliance's mission is to support the efforts of humanitarian actors to achieve high-quality and effective child protection interventions in humanitarian contexts, in both refugee and non-refugee settings. As a global network of...
The Technical Lead for the Improved Community Level Case Management Project will sit within the Disaster Risk Management Practice Area at Plan International USA. This person will be responsible for the administration, technical leadership,...
1. Background
In 2010, the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) launched an inter-agency initiative to develop the CPIE Competency Framework, which provided standards for staff recruitment, management and professional development. As the need for...
1. Background
The Alliance's mission is to support the efforts of humanitarian actors to achieve high-quality and effective child protection interventions in humanitarian contexts, in both refugee and non-refugee settings. As a global network of...
Location: Home based
Duration of Volunteer work: 1-30 days (within a period of September 2019 - December 2019)
The time investment of each volunteer is flexible and can be adapted to any constraints.
Background The Alliance's mission is to...
