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Summary: This document lays out a series of standards
based on the UN Convention on the Rights of
the Child intended to provide a basis for
agencies to develop effective safeguarding
measures for children impacted upon by their
programming in emergencies.
This document lays out a series of standards based on the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child intended to provide a basis for agencies to
develop effective safeguarding measures for children impacted upon by
their programming in emergencies. Whilst prompted by alleged sexual
exploitation of children by aid workers in West Africa it provides an
example of the ways in which rights based standards can be
operationalised into the approach of agencies and as such is an
example/template for others.
The document points out that: children may be at risk of abuse and
exploitation by aid workers and volunteers, especially in emergencies;
protection systems in the countries in which international NGOs work are
often weak; there is little common understanding of child protection
issues – or standards of practice – across different agencies; there are
difficulties in applying child protection principles in the many different legal,
social and cultural contexts in which international agencies work
The standards attempt to help agencies develop a common understanding
of child protection issues, and assist them in meeting their obligations to
protect children. A training pack has also been developed to help make the
standards a practical reality.
Owner: NSPCCpdf: www.crin.org/docs/resources/publications/hrbap/setting_standards.pdf