Protecting children in emergencies : protecting children in crises must be a top priority in every stage of every emergency response
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Abstract:
Wars, conflicts and natural disasters worldwide are putting millions of children at risk.The failure to protect children from these escalating threats not only results in personal tragedy but carries a long-term social cost as well, including the spread of HIV/AIDS, an elevated maternal and infant mortality rate, a loss of education and a generation of marginalized youth. Save the Children seeks to integrate child protection into all its emergency response programs, at every stage of the crisis. As part of this integration, Save the Children has developed strategies and programs to identify and prevent abuse; restore dignified living conditions for children; and promote children’s rights
Authors:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Category:
Policy
End Page:
11
Serial number:
104
ISSN:
1387-9553
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Keywords:
children
,
aid programmes
,
humanitarian assistance
,
disasters and emergencies
Language:
eng
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Year:
2005
Right:
© 2005 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Subject:
Humanitarian Assistance
Start Page:
10
Title:
Protecting children in emergencies : protecting children in crises must be a top priority in every stage of every emergency response