Child rights-based approaches
This module is intended to provide a basic understanding of one of the key concepts underlying ARC resource pack: child rights and rights-based approaches and why they are important in emergency settings. This module outlines the international legal framework that is both the point of reference and the source of authority for engagement with the challenges faced by children. It also aims to clearly explain what child rights-based approaches are and how they can be applied in emergencies.
Human rights, humanitarian and refugee law are relevant to the protection of children and the exercise and enjoyment of their rights in emergencies, including refugee situations, internal displacement, natural and man-made disaster and conflict. The relative vulnerability of children, and the need to accord them special consideration and special protections has been long recognised and accepted. These considerations apply to all children, and especially so in circumstances where normal order is disrupted.
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| Section | 1 | Introduction to rights | ||
| Exercise | 1 | Developing a workshop bill of rights | | |
| Exercise | 2 | Exploring participants' confidence in applying rights-based approaches Scattergram | | |
| Exercise | 3 | Rights and responsibilities relationship: Reincarnation island | | |
| Handout | 1 | Scenario | | |
| Section | 2 | The convention on the rights of the child | ||
| Exercise | 1 | Using the CRC in emergencies | | |
| Exercise | 2 | The legal framework for special protection of children in emergencies | | |
| Handout | 1 | The CRC | | |
| Handout | 2 | Scenario and tasks | | |
| Handout | 3 | International legal standards | | |
| Section | 3 | Child rights-based approaches | ||
| Exercise | 1 | Exploring child rights-based approaches in emergencies | | |
| Handout | 1 | Needs compared with rights | | |
| Handout | 2 | Why choose a rights-based approach? | | |
| Section | 4 | The CRC and child rights monitoring | ||
| Exercise | 1 | Monitoring and reporting the CRC | | |
| Exercise | 2 | Quiz on the monitoring and reporting mechanism (MRM) | | |
| Handout | 1 | State responsibility for rights and reporting | | |
| Handout | 2 | The cycle of reporting to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child | | |
| Handout | 3 | The CRC reporting process | | |
| Handout | 4 | What do you know about the MRM? | | |