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In 2019, the Alliance, Save the Children and the Child Protection Area of Responsibility published “Unprotected”, a report exposing shortfalls in humanitarian funding for child protection.
Throughout 2020, the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the containment measures have layered risk upon risk for children in humanitarian crises. With the global COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating risks to children’s protection it has become imperative to get an updated…
Executive Summary
All children have a fundamental right to protection, but the needs of children in emergencies are far from being met. In 2018, almost 50 million children were in need of protection in humanitarian settings. Yet child protection isn’t systematically prioritised when a humanitarian response is being mobilised, and it remains both underfunded and untimely where children’s lives are at risk. During a crisis, children are among the most vulnerable, exposed to life-threatening risks, extreme violence, abuse, physical and sexual exploitation, abduction or military…
Each year, millions of children are affected by devastating and life-altering armed conflicts and natural disasters. During humanitarian emergencies children are frequently separated from their families and exposed to physical, psychological and sexual abuse, exploitation and neglect. Yet child protection is one of the least funded areas of humanitarian response.
Protection interventions are frequently plagued by inadequate funds. The life-saving nature of protection activities requires that this situation be urgently addressed. The conclusions of the report underscore the need to examine…