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Bringing back normalcy to lives of children caught up in conflict is extra challenging especially since their schools become evacuation centers during outbreaks in fighting. |
Legal protection and juvenile justice
- Passage of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act Bill into law
- Passage of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003
- By 2006, all children jailed in Metro Manila and Cebu province were taken out of adult prison cells.
- Police, court officials and jail officers were trained to properly handle cases involving children.
- The Supreme Court has adopted child-sensitive rules and procedures including video-conferencing in courts to spare children the trauma of testifying and coming face to face with their abusers.
- The National Police has included into its detective management course the module on child-sensitive investigation.
Children and armed conflict
- The President issued an executive order that mandated the inclusion of peace education in basic education.
- Trained teachers, school principals and supervisors on peace education exemplars
- Reached 64 conflict-affected villages and provided a variety of services for more than 20,000 children including basic health, early childhood care, vocational education, youth organizing, rights advocacy and disaster management.
- Organized dialogues with different non-state armed groups on child rights and peace
Street children, trafficking and sexual exploitation
- Increased community awareness on child trafficking in 471 communities identified as key sending or transit areas of children and women
- Educational assistance to 6,816 elementary and high school children at-risk and life skills education and vocational training to 1,200 others
- Implemented “Internet Safety for Kids” in over 600 Internet cafés nationwide
- Two major studies produced on trafficking of Filipino children and children in armed conflict
- Local action plans to address child pornography have been developed by 24 UNICEF-assisted focus areas
