Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation & Sexual Violence in Disaster & Emergency Situations A guide for local & community based organisations

Document authors Delaney Stephanie Zones International Type Guide / Guidelines / Principle Date of publication 2006 Document main thematic Child Trafficking Document thematics Worst Forms Of Exploitation Total pages 108

This manual is not intended to be an academic report but instead is a practical guide that we hope will be of use to people working directly in the field. The aim is to provide fundamental information to assist personnel working in emergency situations in responding to protect children, in terms of what can be done before disaster strikes (which might be called ‘mitigation’ efforts), in the immediate aftermath (the ‘response’) and in the longer term reconstruction phase (sometimes called the ‘recovery’). We have also included recommended actions and key considerations to be taken into account in the event of sexual violence or sexual exploitation.