Inter Agency Child Protection Emergency Assessment Toolkit

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Tools and Resources on the Care and Protection of Separated Children

• Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children, ICRC / IRC / SCUK / UNICEF / WVI, 2004.
• The Lost Ones: Emergency Care and Family Tracing from Birth to Five Years, UNICEF, 2005 (Draft)
• Introduction to the Child Protection Database
• The Better Care Network

Tools and Resources on Psycho-Social Support and Child Friendly Spaces

• Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, IASC, 2007 (Arabic / English / French / Spanish)
• Minimum Standards for Child Friendly Spaces and Children's Centers, West Darfur Child Protection Working Group, August 2007. (English / French / Spanish)

Tools and Resources to Combat Violence, Neglect, Exploitation and GBV

• Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings: Focusing on Prevention of and Response to Sexual Violence in Emergencies, IASC, 2005. (Arabic / Bahasa / English / French / Spanish). 
• Establishing Gender-Based Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Multi-sectoral and Inter-organisational Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Settings, IASC Sub-working Group on Gender and Humanitarian Action, 2008.
• WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching, Documenting and Monitoring Sexual Violence in Emergencies, WHO, 2007.
• The "DOs and DON'Ts": Reporting and Interpreting Data on Sexual Violence from Conflict-Affected Countries, UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, 2008.

Tools and Resources on Children Associated with Armed Forces / Groups

• The Paris Principles: Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups, Feb 2007.
• The Paris Commitments to Protect Children from Unlawful Recruitment or Use by Armed Forces or Armed Groups, Feb 2007.
• Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards, UN, 2006. (See in particular chapters 5.20 on children and 5.30 on youth).

Other Important Tools and Resources on Child Protection

• Child and Youth Participation: Resource Guide, UNICEF, 2006.
• The Participation of Children and Young People in Emergencies, UNICEF, 2007.
• Adoloscent Programming in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations, UNICEF, 2003.
• Keeping Children Safe: Standards for Child Protection, Keeping Children Safe Coalition, 2006 (The Standards / How to Implement the Standards / Training)