Child protection

Generations of change. , For 75 years UNICEF has been an unstoppable force for change in children’s lives. From short-term relief to long-term development programmes, we have been working tirelessly to save children’s lives, protect their rights and secure their futures.  Just as when UNICEF was born in 1946, today the world faces multiple crises, with the most…, The Wisdom Project, Like the conditions that created UNICEF out of the ashes of World War II, 2021 finds us at a moment when the lessons from the past can give us insights into how we respond to a COVID-19 world in the present and reimagine the future. We reached out to elders and youth in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines and Lao PDR to get an insight into…

Since its initial release in 2012, the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) has become the key resource for humanitarian workers in protecting children and improving their well-being. The 2019 edition CPMS strengthens accountability to children and families, increases relevance to diverse humanitarian settings…, Key Takeaways, The CPMS is a collaborative inter-agency tool that bridges the nexus and enhances preparedness in humanitarian action. Multisectoral and integrated approach in the CPMS brings better outcomes for physical and mental well-being of children. Contextualising the CPMS is a first key step to ensuring quality implementation identifying relevant…, Country Discussions, In practitioners workshops, it was identified that integration, collaboration, partnerships with local actors, and cross-cutting issues are most challenging and relevant elements in adopting the CPMS in country contexts. As next steps to country-level roll out of the CPMS, awareness raising and capacity building were identified as priorities. …, Illustrated summary of the CPMS launch,       1) CPMS promotes a systems thinking and context-based strategies Why CPMS? Current Use of the CPMS       2) How the CPMS is currently being used in countries?       3) Contextualisation is the first step to CPMS implementation CPMS Contextualisation CPMS Implementation       4) Key steps for implementing the CPMS       5) Multisectoral and…, EAPR CPMS Launch Materials, Phase I: CPMS launch event materials -  here Phase II: CPMS webinar series materials -  here  , CPMS resources, The Full 2019 edition of the CPMS (pdf) and online interactive version of the CPMS CPMS Implementation Toolkit A guide to complementarity between the CPMS and INSPIRE strategies for humanitarian action CPMS Handbook Cover Image

The world as we know it has changed., In the space of just a few months, COVID-19 has unleashed itself with alarming speed, leaving no continent or country untouched. In East Asia and the Pacific, home to 2.2 billion people, COVID-19 has further pummelled families already struggling to put food on the table and educate their children. It has turned upside down the lives of those who…, What will that world look like?, Our COVID-19 blueprint for action: Recover, Rebound and Reimagine , may help shape the answer. It argues that we shouldn't simply be using this moment to roll back to what was. We must be bold and reimagine what a better future could be like for every child., Please join us. Let’s unite in our efforts to recover, rebound, and reimagine a stronger future for every child., Karin Hulshof, Regional Director, UNICEF East Asia & Pacific, #NotGoingBack, Recover, Rebound, Reimagine, Report cover   UNICEF predicts that an additional 22 million children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific could fall into poverty in 2020 because of the socio-economic impact of the pandemic. It is up to all of us to ensure that the hard-won gains achieved for children in the areas of health, education and protection are not only defended, but built…, The impacts of COVID-19 on children & families, What would you leave behind?, View this post on Instagram A post shared by 최시원 • Siwon Choi (@siwonchoi) Join us and Siwon Choi by sharing your messages online, using #NotGoingBack, to tell the world what you want to leave behind.  Use our stickers by searching 'notgoingback' and tag us!       Special thanks to  Indochina Starfish Foundation and Aide et Action . 

The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping children in home and out of school. Many children are now taking classes as well as socializing more online. This can leave children vulnerable to online sexual exploitation and grooming, as predators look to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic. To help parents and adolescents, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific has teamed up…, Download our tips , cover for tips on staying safe online cover of the tips for young people, a photo of a girl holding a mobile phone

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) brings with it feelings like anxiety, stress and uncertainty — and they are felt especially strongly by children of all ages. Though all children deal with such emotions in different ways, if your child has been faced with school closures, cancelled events or separation from friends, they are going to need to…

Action to #ENDviolence against children, Every year an estimated 1 billion children around the world suffer violence, with millions in East Asia & Pacific suffering from violence in their homes, communities, schools and online:  3 out of 4 young children are regularly subjected to violent discipline by their caregivers 1 out of 4 young children live with a mother who is a victim of…, Cost of inaction, The cost of violence for both children and their countries is high: Violence can have immediate and life-long consequences for children, including developmental impairments, and behavioural, physical and mental health problems. Children who experience violence are also at increased risk of: perpetrating or being a victim of violence during…

Our work in the region, Stretching from Mongolia in the North to Tonga in the South, the East Asia & Pacific office covers one of the most diverse and dynamic areas in world. Each year around 30 million children are born and UNICEF is there to help protect and promote their rights.  girls jumping together in the Philippines, Adolescents, Children holding hands in the Philippines, Child protection, Silvina Barreto (Middle), is attending preschool at Si-Rui Suco Laubonu, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste., Children's rights and business, A child with a physical impairment, sits next to his best friend, a child with a visual impairment, Children with disabilities, Children outside their UNICEF-supported school in Timor-Leste, Education, Makelesi, 7, standing in destoryed library of Nabau District School in Ra Province, Fiji after a cyclone, Emergencies, Girl in Fijian school raises her arm, Gender equality, A child is administered an oral vaccine during a routine immunization session at the health centre in the village of Preak Krabao, Kang Meas District, Cambodia, Health, A girl who is HIV-positive holds a teddy bear in Ruili City, Yunnan Province., HIV/AIDS, Kids smiling after their lunch in a kindergarten which is supported by UNICEF Mongolia’s nutrition programme in Nalaikh, district Ulaanbaatar, Nutrition, a mother and father with their baby in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Social policy, A girl smiles while drinking water at a water point in the village of Adone, Ta Oi District, Saravane Province. The village is home to the Pacoh ethnic group., Water, sanitation & hygiene, climate change, Environment and Climate Change, A girl taking her classes online while her mother works remotely during the COVID-19 outbreak, Digital Transformation, Two girls on a bicycle infront of their house, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Emergencies, Rohingya Crisis, Thousands of Rohingya refugee children queue for aid at the Mainnerghona distribution center, Cox's Bazar, DPR Korea, a child in UNICEF-supported warm weather clothes in Northern DPR Korea