| AUTHOR | Child Protection Section |
| ORGANIZATION | UNICEF |
| TYPE | Other |
| DATE | 2006 |
| TOPIC | Child-sensitive social protection |
| LANGUAGE | English |
UNICEF uses the term ‘child protection’ to refer to preventing and responding to violence, exploitation and abuse against children – including commercial sexual exploitation, trafficking, child labour and harmful traditional practices, such as female genital mutilation/cutting and child marriage. UNICEF’s child protection programmes also target children who are uniquely vulnerable to these abuses, such as when living without parental care, in conflict with the law and in armed conflict.
