Introduction
A Child Rights Based Training and Capacity Building Initiative
ARC is an inter-agency initiative, begun by UNHCR and the International Save the Children Alliance in 1997, and joined in 1999 by UNICEF and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2006, the International Rescue Committee and Terre des Hommes also joined the ARC Steering Committee.
What’s New?
Updating and Revision of the ARC Manual
Based on the results of an independent evaluation undertaken in 2006, the Steering Committee took the decision to update and revise the entire ARC manual at the global level. The new material will more broadly encompass IDP, natural disaster and other emergency situations for children in addition to the original focus on refugee children. Furthermore, in order to more strongly reflect a Child Rights Based Approach, the ARC material will be expanded in the area of Foundations to include new modules on Participation, Advocacy and an overview module on the Child Rights Based Approach. The revison of the material is underway with the resource packs currently being revised by an inter-agency group. This will be followed by an initial pilot training of trainers in Geneva and further pilot trainings in two regions.
ARC Evaluation
An evaluation of the ARC programme was carried out in 2006 in order to assess the impact and relevance of project activities and chart a way forward. The final results of the evaluation can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
Building Child Protection Capacity in Emergency Situations: An Independent Evaluation of Action for the Rights of Children (ARC)
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Revised Separated Children Resource Pack
A version of the Separated Children resource pack revised in December 2004. This revision includes extensive reference to the Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children published in 2004, and Save the Children's recent work on care arrangements for separated children (D.Tolfree (2004). Whose Children? Separated Children's Protection and Participation in Emergencies, Save the Children Sweden).
New topics have been developed on Locating Separated Children, and Monitoring and Supporting Separated Children Living in Family Situations.
Separated Children [Adobe PDF, 633 Kb]