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UNICEF Global Cluster Coordination Section Quarterly Newsletter #10, January 2024

Read the latest from the UNICEF's Global Cluster Coordination Section, featuring news across UNICEF-led clusters — Child Protection, Education, Nutrition, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.  This issue includes insights into how humanitarian coordination enables humanitarian assistance in the most…

Resource Package and Training Modules for Promoting Gender-Transformative Parenting

UNICEF’s new Gender Policy (2021-2030) and Gender Action Plan (GAP 2022-2025) emphasize UNICEF’s commitment to promoting gender equality around the world and recognize the integral role that positive gender socialization plays in transforming harmful gender norms and practices. With the…

Transforming Education with Equitable Financing

In September 2022, the Transforming Education Summit called on governments and the international community to mobilize action to transform education systems, including increasing equity in education spending towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education for all. To examine…

UNPROTECTED: Special Edition - Analysis of Funding for Child Protection in Armed Conflict in 2021 and 2022

Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict 5–6 June 2023 The impact of armed conflict on children is one of the most pressing humanitarian concerns today. A strong humanitarian child protection response is critical to protect children and promote their rights, dignity, and resilience…

Working with other sectors to enhance outcomes of MHPSS elements of child protection: An introductory guide for child protection practitioners

Per the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, MHPSS is not a stand-alone area, but one that should be integrated into all sectors. Robust cooperation across all sectors is needed for MHPSS to produce the desired outcomes. Collaboration between child…

HNO and HRP Quality Checklist for Localization

This quality checklist reviews why localization is important to reflect in Humanitarian Needs Overviews (HNOs) and Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs) as well as how to include in Child Protection Coordination Group HNOs and HRPs.  This 2-page resource also includes a sample HRP Project Sheet on…

Framework for Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of National and Local Actors

The goal of this framework is to support local and national members of Child Protection and Education country coordination groups to improve their operational capacity in key areas. This investment is expected to lead to measurable results in achieving their organization’s goals and objectives.…

Reversing Gain: The impact of COVID-19 on education in Syria brief

Voices of young children and adolescents - NE Nigeria 2020

In September 2020, the Child Protrection Sub Sector (CPSS) in Nort-East Nigeria undertook an exercise to collect and document messages by 1203 children (600 girls and 603 boys) in the three conflict-affected states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, north-east Nigeria. This initiative was one of a series…

Guidance for Alternative Care Provision During COVID-19

This document provides practical guidance to actors in humanitarian and development contexts on the adaptations and considerations needed to support children who are either currently in alternative care or are going into an alternative care placement during the COVID-19 pandemic. It expands on the…