Child protection systems

The Disability Inclusive Child Protection Competency Framework for the Social Service Workforce (DICP Competency Framework) presents the competencies needed by the social service workforce (SSW) for child protection to deliver their functions in disability-inclusive and accessible ways. The DICP Competency Framework serves multiple purposes: it is…

UNICEF’s 2022 Goal Area 5 Global Annual Results Report underscores how the compounding and overlapping crises the world faced in 2022 heightened poverty, inequality and social injustice, disproportionately impacting children globally. The report also features examples of country programmes and partnerships that were critical in making children…, Filename: GoalArea5_FinalWebAcccessible.pdf Report created by: Creatrix Designer Organization: [Personal and organization information from the Preferences > Identity dialog.], Summary, The checker found no problems in this document. Needs manual check: 2 Passed manually: 0 Failed manually: 0 Skipped: 0 Passed: 30 Failed: 0, Detailed Report, Document, Rule Name Status Description Accessibility permission flag Passed Accessibility permission flag must be set Image-only PDF Passed Document is not image-only PDF Tagged PDF Passed Document is tagged PDF Logical Reading Order Needs manual check Document structure provides a logical reading order Primary language Passed Text language is specified…, Page Content, Rule Name Status Description Tagged content Passed All page content is tagged Tagged annotations Passed All annotations are tagged Tab order Passed Tab order is consistent with structure order Character encoding Passed Reliable character encoding is provided Tagged multimedia Passed All multimedia objects are tagged Screen flicker Passed Page will…, Forms, Rule Name Status Description Tagged form fields Passed All form fields are tagged Field descriptions Passed All form fields have description, Alternate Text, Rule Name Status Description Figures alternate text Passed Figures require alternate text Nested alternate text Passed Alternate text that will never be read Associated with content Passed Alternate text must be associated with some content Hides annotation Passed Alternate text should not hide annotation Other elements alternate text Passed Other…, Tables, Rule Name Status Description Rows Passed TR must be a child of Table, THead, TBody, or TFoot TH and TD Passed TH and TD must be children of TR Headers Passed Tables should have headers Regularity Passed Tables must contain the same number of columns in each row and rows in each column Summary Passed Tables must have a summary, Lists, Rule Name Status Description List items Passed LI must be a child of L Lbl and LBody Passed Lbl and LBody must be children of LI, Headings, Rule Name Status Description Appropriate nesting Passed Appropriate nesting Back to Top

I can’t recall a particular moment or event when we shifted toward systems-centered thinking in child protection, but I can trace its origins. When I started doing this important work in the early 1990s, we did our best to respond to the issues in front of us. Whether it was working with children formerly recruited by armed groups, children…

The Theory of Change is in 8 parts: Overarching Theory of Change CAAFAG Theory of Change  GBViE Theory of Change and Monitoring Framework MHPSS Theory of Change Mine Action Theory of Change and Monitoring Framework MRM Theory of Change PSEA Theory of Change and Monitoring Framework UASC Theory of Change and Monitoring Framework   The overarching…

NEW YORK, 28 October 2021 – The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) and UNICEF released a new report today, as part of the United Nations’ continuous effort to improve the protection of children living through conflict. Released as the world approaches the 25 th anniversary of the…

For over a decade, UNICEF has prioritized child protection systems strengthening (CPSS) as a key approach to child protection programming. In response to the 2018 evaluation of UNICEF’s work on CPSS, and guided by UNICEF’s Child Protection Strategy (2021 – 2030), this technical paper outlines UNICEF’s approach going forward: 1) key considerations…

In this edition of our UNICEF Child Protection update, covering the period from November 2020 through May 20201, we have tried to capture the rich diversity of our Child Protection work across the world and the learnings emerging more than a year after the pandemic changed daily reality for everyone, including children, in fundamental ways. This…

Social service workers are often the first line of response for children in harm's way. Working closely with children and families, they identify and manage risks that children may be exposed to at home and elsewhere, especially those related to violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, discrimination and poverty. Social service workers promote…, UNICEF's response, A woman holds a child as she sits at a table with a male social service worker, papers in hand, in Liberia in 2014. In 2014, caregiver Mamie Harris and 18-month-old Agnes meet with a social service worker at a UNICEF-supported centre in Liberia that provides psychosocial care for children who have survived Ebola virus disease. UNICEF works closely…, More from UNICEF, Resources, Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection Social Service Workforce Mapping Toolkit Proposed Guidance and Tool for Costing the Social Service Workforce Proposed Guidance On Developing Minimum Social Service Workforce Ratios Global Social…

In the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF action aims at strengthening formal and informal systems for GBV response, mitigation and prevention. The approach adopted is to ensure a continuum between unstable and stable environments, ranging from fragile and protracted crises to development. GBV interventions in humanitarian contexts are critical…

Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection , developed in consultation with UNICEF headquarters and regional offices and the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, are informed by evidence of what works in practice, and lessons learned in the field. They are designed to accelerate UNICEF programmes on…

HAVANA, Cuba, 18 January 2017 – Jorge had to move house four years ago. At the passing of his mother and without any other family member who could take care of him, he fell into the care of Cuba’s child protective services. Jorge has spent four years in a home for boys, girls and adolescents without family protection which, only months after…

NEW YORK, 5 December 2016 – A powerful new film featuring UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham was released today to illustrate the brutal reality that physical and psychological abuse can mark children forever. During the new 60-second UNICEF film, scenes of violence against children appear as animated tattoos on David Beckham’s body. While…