Introduction

Deploying police personnel trained in child protection has become an increasingly crucial element for UN peacekeeping missions. Mandated by the Security Council resolutions, they aim to protect children from the effects of conflict. Security Council resolutions 1261 (1999), 1379 (2001), 1460 (2003), 1612 (2005), 2143 (2014) and 2225 (2015) specifically call for the training of UN peacekeeping personnel on child protection. The mandates of UN peacekeeping missions have evolved to include the protection of children and all missions currently have a child protection mandate.

Accordingly, the training of UN peacekeeping personnel on child protection is recognized as a key priority for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in its child protection policy and DPKO and the Department of Field Support (DFS) have been mandated by the UN Security Council and the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34) to develop specialized training materials on child protection for peacekeeping personnel, including UN Military and UN Police.

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Click each links below to download the some of the Legal Framework and Guidance Policies

• Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms
• Beijing Rules
• Convention on the Rights of the Child 
• Convention on the Rights of the Child - Optional Conflict
• Convention on the Rights of the Child - Summary
• DPKO-DFS Policy on Prohibition of Child Labour
• General Comment No. 10
• International Humanitarian Law-Summary Geneva Convention
• Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children
• MRM Field Manual
• MRM Guidelines
• Paris Principle on Children with Armed Groups 
• Policy - UN Police in Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions
• Resolution Human Rights due Diligence Policy
• SG Policy on Sexual Abuse
• SG Report Children Armed Conflict 2016
• Stepwise Approach to Interviewing Child Victims
• Summary of Guidelines on Justice Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime
• Tokyo Rules
• UN Common Approach to Justice for Children
• UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency
• UN Rules Juveniles Deprivation of Liberty 
• UN Standards of Conduct
• UN Ten Rules of Code of Personal Conduct for Blue Helmets
• UNICEF Toolkit on Diversion and Alternative Detention
• UNPOL Job Description

Click each links below to download the Trainer's guide materials

•  Introduction to Child Protection for UN Police
•  Module 1: Children in Peacekeeping Contexts
•  Module 2: Framework for Child Protection
•  Module 3: Safeguarding Children
•  Module 4: Coordination with Other Actors in the Child Protection System
• Module 5: Monitoring and Reporting
• Module 6: Prevention and Diversion Measures
• Module 7: Arrest and Detention
• Module 8: Interviewing a Child
• Module 9: Conclusion - Dos and Don’ts for UN Police

Click each links below to download the Trainer's presentations materials

•  Introduction to Child Protection for UN Police
•  Module 1: Children in Peacekeeping Contexts
•  Module 2: Framework for Child Protection
•  Module 3: Safeguarding Children
•  Module 4: Coordination with Other Actors in the Child Protection System
• Module 5: Monitoring and Reporting
• Module 6: Prevention and Diversion Measures
• Module 7: Arrest and Detention
• Module 8: Interviewing a Child
• Module 9: Conclusion - Dos and Don’ts for UN Police