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A Closer Look: The Alliance November Newsletter

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. 

This monthly newsletter helps achieve that mission by highlighting the latest initiatives, events, and resources in Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Like what you see? Sign up to have it delivered directly to your inbox. For past newsleters, click here.

Re-cap of the 2018 Alliance-INEE Roundtable and Annual Meeting

27 Nov 2018

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (The Alliance) and the Inter-Agency Network of Education in Emergencies (INEE), in partnership with Elevate Children Funders Group and International Education Funders Group, held a joint...

27 Nov 2018

The Alliance held its 1-day Annual Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 17 October 2018, conjoining the Alliance-INEE Roundtable. Approximately 150 practitioners from a wide range of agencies were in attendance.  UNICEF Global Chief of Child Protection,...

Updates from Working Groups and Task Forces

Consultation in Sudan on Field Guide to Strengthen Community Based Child Protection in Emergencies

Consultation in Sudan on Field Guide to Strengthen Community Based Child Protection in Emergencies

23 Nov 2018

The Community Based Child Protection (CBCP) Task Force/OFDA project’s first round of consultations to develop CBCP key considerations were held in Sudan: Khartoum, North Darfur and South Kordofan. 75 national and state level members of the CBCP Task...

23 Nov 2018

The Alliance Child Labour Task Force is currently finalizing the global Child Labour in Emergencies Toolkit. Any practitioners with relevant experience and interest in contributing to the technical review are invited to email Alyson Eynon (...

23 Nov 2018

On behalf of the Child Labour task force, James Orlando from World Vision has started a donor mapping exercise with the assistance of former Alliance intern Sarah Kellogg. The donor mapping aims to support field-based actors with information on...

18 Oct 2018

Members of the Community Based Child Protection (CBCP) Task Force have undertaken a systematic review of literature and research on the types and nature of community based child protection approaches, how they function, and how agencies can engage...

23 Nov 2018

Over 1200 child protection workers in 47 locations and 245 children and youth provided input on drafts of the revision of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS). Revision Group Leads are currently incorporating all...

05 Nov 2018

The CPMS Working Group of the Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) e-Learning Course Prototype. This three-module course is designed to: Increase your knowledge of...

Upcoming Events

05 Dec 2018 to 07 Dec 2018

  The Unaccompanied and Separated Children Task Force (UASC TF) of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Alliance) is pleased to announce the test pilot of the UASC TF Training Package 5-7 December 2018 at the John Knox...

12 Dec 2018 to 14 Dec 2018

The CPC Learning Network and the Center on Child Protection and Wellbeing (PUSKAPA),CPC's key affiliate in Indonesia, are hosting their first international conference Viable and Operable Ideas for Child Equality (VOICE) on December 12-14 in Bali,...

04 Feb 2019 to 08 Feb 2019

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) are co-chairing the fifth Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2019 at the International...

Discourse on Protection of Children at Risk of Irregular Migration

04 Dec 2018

ChildFund Alliance, in partnership with UNICEF, will convene a discussion aimed at fostering meaningful and impactful discourse on improving the well-being of children and youth who are at risk of irregular migration in Mexico, Guatemala, El...

Other News

Photo courtesy IRC. 

23 Oct 2018

On October 23, 2018, an official ceremony was held to mark the delivery of contextualized Minimum Standards for Child Protection (CPMS) handbooks in Niger. Present at the event were the Prime Minister of Niger, Brigi Rafini; members of the Nigerien...

23 Nov 2018

After a successful pilot in 2017, a second Mine Risk Education course was organized in Spiez, Switzerland from 24 September to 03 October 2018. It was hosted by UNICEF with the support of the Swiss Government and in collaboration with Geneva...

Latest Resources

24 Nov 2018

The available data routinely demonstrates that child neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment and is the leading cause of death in child maltreatment cases.The purpose of this literature review is to synthesise evidence on the...

02 Nov 2018

This Live Q&A on Ebola preparedness and response was moderated by Ndeye Marie Diop. Technical specialists Hanna-Tina Fischer, Marion Pratt and Sara Lim Bertrand contributed their expertise. The recommendations shared in this call were based on...

02 Nov 2018

This study guide is a companion to Guidance Note: Protection of Children during Infectious Disease Outbreaks, which provides humanitarian child protection practitioners with guidance on how to engage in responses to infectious disease outbreaks to...