Institute of Development Studies

UNICEF's Joint Statement on Child-Sensitive Social Protection

UNICEF and a number of partners recently came together to consider and outline the importance of furthering social protection and ensuring it is child-sensitive. The Joint Statement that was created aims to build greater consensus on the importance of child-sensitive social protection, particularly during this time of economic crisis. It lays out the particular vulnerabilities that children and families face, the ways that social protection can impact children even when not focused on them, and outlines principles and approaches for undertaking child-sensitive social protection. In the future, we hope the statement will support further dialogue among stakeholders on the evolving policy and programming aspects of child-sensitive social protection. The statement is an open one, and for information on joining the signatories and supporting the statement please contact dstewart@unicef.org.

Joint statement on child-sensitive social protection