Child protection programming’s essential role in ensuring child wellbeing and survival during and after emergencies
The CPWG commissioned this research in order to address the consistent deprioritisation of child protection in humanitarian action, reported every year by child protection coordination groups and evidenced by statistics on funding and the findings of other research efforts in the humanitarian sector.
The purpose of this research was to answer the question: Does child protection in humanitarian action save lives? In order to do so, three research questions were pursued:
- What are the serious threats to life and wellbeing that child protection interventions can address?
- What actions can child protection actors take to prevent and respond to violence against children in emergencies?
- How can child protection interventions be best prioritised within emergency responses and humanitarian action?
