Integrated Training Service
DPET/DPO, United Nations
Email:peacekeeping-training@un.org
For any proposal of update or improvement of this package, or any questions pertaining to the training materials, please contact the project leader Ms. Serena Tiberia (tiberia@un.org) or write to peacekeeping-training@un.org.
Children in conflict zones are extremely vulnerable and often subject to the worst forms of violations. Since 2001, the Security Council has included special provisions on child protection in the mandates of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations, including the deployment of Child Protection Advisers and dedicated child protection staff to mission areas.
To ensure that peacekeeping missions fulfil their responsibility to protect children, several Security Council resolutions and the 2017 DPKO-DFS-DPA Policy on Child Protection in United Nations Peace Operations have underlined the importance of a whole-of-mission approach to child protection in peacekeeping operations, cutting across both civilian and uniformed components, as well as the need to train all peacekeepers on children’s rights, welfare and protection prior to their deployment.
The Reinforcement Training Package (RTP) on Child Protection for the United Nations Military aims to introduce child protection concepts and promote a better understanding of the peacekeeping operations’ child protection mandate, the work of actors in and outside of the missions who contribute to the protection of children, and the work of actors who are integral to the coordination of child protection. The RTP includes scenario-based exercises to encourage United Nations military personnel to consider their behaviour towards children and the roles and responsibilities of every military personnel to successfully implement the child protection mandate.
The Reinforcement Training Package on Child Protection for the United Nations Military was updated in 2023 to ensure compliance with the latest United Nations Security Council resolutions and child protection policy and guidelines for United Nations military personnel. The updated RTP has been released for use by Member States in their pre-deployment training for United Nations peace operations in November 2023. It replaces the version from 2020. The training supports the Core Pre-Deployment Training Materials (CPTM 2017) for all peacekeepers and is to be delivered in connection with the CPTM.
Click here for the French version of the RTP on Child Protection for the UN Military
The Reinforcement Training Package on Child Protection for the United Nations Military contains two categories of documents:
Click on the links below to download the Trainer's Guide and PowerPoint presentations.
Click on the links below to download additional resources and references:
