Children Affected by Armed Conflict and Displacement

Interagency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children: FRENCH VERSION
Interagency Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children | Friday, February 19, 2010
The Guidelines from the IAWG provide some of the strongest direction for ensuring emergency efforts protect family unity and avoid child-family separation. Where family unity can not be preserved, these guidelines instruct on tracing and family reunification, care arrangements, durable arrangements, special issues related to refugee children, and promotion of children’s rights. View document

When the Safety Net Fails: Children in West and Central Africa and the Risk of HIV Infection
Plan West Africa | Sunday, March 01, 2009 | 80 KB
Study investigating the psychosocial impact of different high risk situations in West and Central Africa such as trafficking, ethnic cleansing, armed conflict or parental loss. View document

Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Management System
IRC, Save the Children, and UNICEF | Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | 75KB
Promotes and provides database for coordinated approach to child protection particularly in regards to separated children, children associated with armed groups and forces and other especially vulnerable children. View document

UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child
United Nations High Commission on Refugees | Thursday, May 01, 2008 | 1.66MB
Provides a formal mechanism to determine the best interests of the child as a mechanism within a child protection system View document

Progress for Children: A World Fit for Children Statistical Review
UNICEF | 2007 | 3.6 MB
UNICEF's global statistical report on progress against MDGs and other key child-focused indicators. View document

Reaching the Girls: Study on Girls Associated with Armed Forces and Groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Beth Verbey | 2004 | 338 KB
Studies the disproportionately low access of girls to formal DDR mechanisms in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recommendations emphasize community-based approaches designed to specifically reach and support girls associated with armed groups. View document

Facing the Crisis: Supporting Children Through Positive Care Options
David Tolfree | 2005 | 138 KB
A paper with guidelines for keeping children with families and providing proper care and protection for them. It provides examples and plans for those interested in planning care for separated children. View document

Breaking the Silence: Girls Forcibly Involved in the Armed Struggle in Angola
Vivi Stavrou | 2004 | 1.16 MB
A study on the experiences of girl soldiers in Angola before, during and after their participation in armed conflict. Includes recommendations for gender-specific responses. View document

Independent Evaluation of Special Projects for Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Development Alternatives, Inc. | 2007 | 528 KB
Evaluation of four child-focused DDR projects funded by the World Bank Multi-Country Trust Fund in the DRC. Includes detailed strategic analysis and recommendations. View document

The Paris Commitments: Consolidated Version
N/A | 2007 | 219 KB
The Paris Commitments to protect children from unlawful recruitment or use by armed forces or armed groups. These principles revise and expand on the Cape Town Principles developed in 1997. View document