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Principal CP issues and
approaches in emergencies
What is Child Protection?
Currently no common definition of child
protection for humanitarian organizations
There is however an agreement on the basic
elements of child protection.
The protection of children from:
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Violence
Exploitation
Abuse
Promotion of their Development and Psychosocial
Wellbeing
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“Protection from
Violence, Exploitation and Abuse”
Needs to be addressed:
1. At the levels of all duty bearers
2. Within traditional sectors such as health,
education, water and sanitation
3. With other partners and actors – social
welfare, media, police, FBOs, justice officials,
private sector
Emergencies can exacerbate existing
child protection issues, and introduce
new threats
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Definition of Child
Protection
IASC Definition
of Protection
All activities aimed at
ensuring protection of
children from violence,
exploitation, abuse and
neglect.
All activities aimed at
ensuring respect and
fulfillment of human
rights, as expressed in
international human rights
and humanitarian law.
Violation of a child’s right
to protection is a violation
of human rights and a
significant barrier to child
survival and
physical/mental
development.
All activities must be
conducted in accordance
with universally accepted
humanitarian principles.
Strategic Protection Egg
Responsive Action
The Protective Environment Framework
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Child Protection in Emergencies
– A Massive Issue
In emergencies, children can experience the
following protection risks:
• Become separated from their families
• Experience psychosocial distress
• Experience sexual and gender-based violence
• Heightened risk of physical violence and abuse
• Become recruited into armed forces or groups
• Political violence, such as abduction or torture
Emergencies can exacerbate existing CP problems such as
child labor, access to justice, trafficking, violence in
educational settings.
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Applying the protective environment
in emergencies
Element
Capacity
Attitudes, customs, and behaviour
Legislation
Monitoring and Reporting
Services
Life skills
Open discussion of protection issues
Government Commitment
→ Examples
 training teachers, health
workers, social workers,
lawyers
 families and communities to
early marriage / sexual
exploitation
 laws and recourse to GBV
 of abductions, attacks on
schools…
 for family tracing and
reintegration
 knowledge on HIV and
prevention of exploitation
 through child protection
committees
 to releasing children recruited
unlawfully
Core Child Protection Commitments
1. Rapid assessment
 Monitoring
 Advocate
 2. Prevent and respond to separation
 Support to separated children
 Trace Families
 3. Prevent and respond to GBV [and HIV transmission]
 Minimise risk in humanitarian assistance
 4. Establish safe environments for children
 Psychosocial support
 5. Prevent and respond to child recruitment
 6. Coordinate mine risk education