Child protection momentum building as Government of Sri Lanka commits to bold action
The global drive to end violence against children is gaining momentum, with Sri Lanka one of the latest countries stepping up to tackle the issue of child protection. It is fantastic that Sri Lanka has joined the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children as a pathfinder country, to lead...
Preventing violence against children in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has shown leadership in mapping its child protection system and drafting a National policy on Child Protection. UNICEF’s country discussion paper, which Development Pathways contributed to, identifies the...
Team Social Protection, it’s time to catch up with Team Child Protection!
Before I dive into this blog, I want to clarify one point: child protection and social protection are not the same thing. I’ve had some awkward (and at times heated) debates about this in the past so I want to clear this up first. Simply put, social protection (or social security)...
Child-sensitive social protection in Uganda
The report on child-sensitive social protection in Uganda presents an analysis of the social protection system from a child-sensitive lens, with a focus on Direct Income Support. It includes recommendations...
Child sensitivity of social protection in Cambodia
In the context of significant reforms, Development Pathways undertook an assessment of the social protection system in Cambodia to identify entry points to strengthen its child-sensitivity.
Empowering children with disabilities and families through social protection and care in East Asia and the Pacific
We are supporting UNICEF and partners to engage in meaningful dialogue on social protection support reform for children with disabilities and families in East Asia and the Pacific.
Conducting a situation analysis of children and adolescents for the State of Palestine
Development Pathways is supporting UNICEF by conducting a situation analysis of children and adolescents in the State of Palestine.