Sabrina Cajoly, national CPWG coordinatorAndré Moussa, sub-national CPWG coordinator

D.R.Congo: Protection of Children in Armed Conflict (CAAC)

Photo credit/André Moussa - UNICEF DRC

Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Annual retreat***Kampala, 12 September 2017

Armed conflict in DRC: a plural reality

Eastern DRCProtracted crisis

Activism of armed groups (70)

Southern DRCChronical inter-ethnic

conflict

KasaiComplex emergency

Political conflictInterethnic conflict

1,4M IDPs on 9 provinces

Kinshasa and nationwide:

Political instability

What do we mean by CAAC in DRC?

MaimingKilling

Recruitment and

use

6 GRAVE VIOLATIONS

Sexual violence

Attacks on

schools and

hospitals

Abduction

Denial of humanitarian access

Child labour

Refugee Children

IDP Children

Returnee Children

PROTECTION MAINSTREAMING

Access, dignity, equity

GBV incl. child

marriage

CAAC

EMERGENCY & DEVELOPMENT

NEXUS

What does coordination do?

Advocacy, Prevention and Community Strengthening

Integrated approach by identifying an Entry Point

How do we work?

Strategic Partnership

Community strengthening

Intersectoriality

• Intersectoriality: RRMP, Education,

WASH, Nutrition, C4D etc.

• Fostering localization and community resilience: Foster

Families, CP Community Networks, etc.

• Strategic partnerships: MONUSCO, Joint Programming with UN agencies and Government, Civil society.

How can we improve field-level coordination and advocacy?

✓ Strengthening evidence-based advocacy• Prevention (e.g. Screening of armed forces)• Advocacy for community-based programs (e.g. DDR and security sector

reform in Ituri)

✓ Reconciling humanitarian and human rights agenda?• Advocacy >< Principle of neutrality• Advocacy >< do no harm (confidentiality)

Maximising use of various communication channels & fora Encourage collective advocacy (Alliance)

✓ Optimizing CPiE and Development Programming and funding

✓ Mainstreaming/Joint programming:• e.g. Integrated CP-Education-Mine Action cluster approach in Kasai and

Eastern DRC.

Thank You

Merci

Aksante

Mwe bale nyo

Girl living in a host family in Kikwit with her mother and 4 brother and sisters. She lost one 22

year old brother.(Photo Credit: UNICEF DRC/Vockel)