Monthly Roundup June 2026
Child Protection in a Resource-Constrained World: From Challenges in Financing to Innovative Solutions
2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
"Over three days, 975 participants from around the world came together to explore how the child protection sector can respond to escalating needs amid shrinking resources.
Across the meeting, several key messages emerged:
The need to apply a systems lens to child protection in humanitarian contexts, recognising the importance of strengthening resilient systems that can protect children before, during, and after crises.
The importance of advancing locally led child protection, with a shift from seeing local actors primarily as implementers towards recognising them as leaders and decision-makers, with greater influence and ownership over priorities, resources, and approaches.
The importance of meaningful child and youth participation, moving beyond consultation to ensure children and young people are recognised as partners, decision-makers, and agenda setters.
The need for greater collaboration across sectors, breaking down silos to strengthen collective action for children’s protection and well-being."
Download an overview of the 2026 Annual Meeting Report and access the recordings and session summaries HERE
Former child soldiers are stitching their lives back together in Central Africa
"In a classroom in Bria in the unstable eastern Central African Republic, former child soldiers were learning to sew. It is a way to help the 14- to 17-year-olds move on from the violence they suffered at the hands of the country’s many armed groups."
Child Soldiers in Libya: Reintegration Efforts
"In the Libyan city of Zintan, cooperation between local authorities and international organizations helped release and reintegrate 125 children and adolescents formerly associated with armed forces. These programs included psychosocial counseling, community activities and educational support designed to help children rebuild social connections
Community involvement could play a key role in reintegration success. Training sessions for teachers, social workers and community leaders could help address stigma and encourage communities to accept returning children. According to child protection organizations, reintegration programs that include community-based support and mental health services significantly improve long-term outcomes for former child soldiers."
New elephant protection rules realistic, expert says
"The revised Yunnan Provincial Regulation on the Protection of Terrestrial Wildlife, adopted in May and set to take effect on Aug 15, strengthens measures covering habitat protection and restoration, ecological corridors and migration routes, wildlife monitoring and patrols, and emergency rescue."
