Monthly Roundup May 2026
Child Protection in a Resource-Constrained World: From Challenges in Financing to Innovative Solutions
2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
Date: 9th to 11th of June 2026
Location: Online - Virtual Platform (Zoom)
"At a time when humanitarian needs are escalating while resources are tightening and the global legal and normative framework for protecting children due to increasing violations of international humanitarian and human rights law is under strain, collective reflection and exchange are critical to sustaining and strengthening child protection outcomes. In response to these challenges, the 2026 Annual Meeting will provide a dedicated space to share evidence, practice, and innovation that can support more effective and resilient child protection responses. The meeting will retain its global focus, while centering realities and solutions emerging at national and sub-national levels."
Find the latest version of the agenda and session summaries—updated on a rolling basis—on the dedicated webpage HERE
Voices from the field
"From Sierra Leone to Colombia, Somalia and Afghanistan, every year, conflict affects the lives of tens of thousands of boys and girls.
They are forced to join army or armed movement, abducted, used and abused, fuelling wars that they have not created.
They are Yenny, Kabba, they are Khaled and Mohamed.
Here are some of their stories."
Children, Not Soldiers
"Twenty years ago, the world united to condemn and take action against the use of children in armed conflict.
Since then, over 130,000 boys and girls have been released as a result of Action Plans mandated by the UN Security Council aimed at ending and preventing the recruitment and use of children in conflict."
Rethinking conservation through elephants’ sense of time and memory
"Historically, conservation has mostly focused on numbers like population and habitat size. However, in the mid-2000s, scientists started to investigate animal emotions, even trauma, when considering conservation success. In a recent Mongabay podcast, Khatijah Rahmat, a geographer at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, shared her research examining how elephants perceive and navigate time, often differently than humans do, and what that means for conserving them."














