Child Protection

Child Protection is the prevention of, and response to, exploitation, abuse, neglect, harmful practices and violence against children. It is embedded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals. Child Protection is universal: it is for all children everywhere, from low- to high-income countries.

Child protection programs aim to:

• Connect children to vital social services and fair justice systems.
• Provide care to the most vulnerable, including children uprooted by conflict or disaster, victims of child labor or trafficking, and those who live with disabilities or in alternative care.
• Prevent and respond to child protection violations.
• Establish well-coordinated interagency child protection prevention and response programs.
• Identify children at risk and ensure they receive child protection services. Support children, families, and their communities' efforts to protect children.