Attachments
KEY ACTIVITIES
Community-Based Child Protection Mechanisms
UNHCR and partners have established and provide technical support to different child protection (CP) community-based structures in 21 camps. These include community-based child protection committees, adolescent clubs, parents and caregiver groups who work to ensure safety and access to specific services for children. Child protection networks are also created. The community-based mechanism is critical to identify children at risk and refer cases to relevant service providers, provide peer support, trace missing children, raise community awareness on child protection, identify child protection risks and coping mechanisms, and respond to emergencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children. UNHCR works with four child protection partners: CODEC, Save the Children, Relief International and Terre des Hommes.
Case Management and Psychosocial Support
UNHCR partners work closely with community-based CP structures to identify and ensure that children with specific needs or protection risks are referred to relevant service providers and received individual case management. In Q1 2023, 688 unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and children-at-risk were identified, and 100% of them have access to individual case management support. 11,139 children, caregivers and parents from Rohingya and host communities have received structured and non-structured psychosocial support. Multiple good parenting skills training sessions were provided to 1,779 parents and caregivers. Most child protection cases reported were related to neglect, physical abuse, child marriage, underaged parents, abduction/kidnapping violence, and psychological distress. Others were linked to child labour and trafficking. Children leaving the camps to work was also reported, as a result of inadequate livelihood opportunities for their parents or caregivers and lack of livelihood programmes for adolescents. Partners have started implementing best interest assessment (BIA) and best interest determination (BID) to support UNHCR’s durable solutions determinations.