From left: Prime Minister’s Cabinet policy advisor Rodney Richardson, UNICEF Child Protection in Emergencies-training/consultant Joanna Wedge, Prime Minister/Acting Minister of Justice Leona Romeo-Marlin, Court of Guardianship Director Richelda Rodriguez Emmanuel, UNICEF Child Protection specialist Anna Kroon.
PHILIPSBURG--The Court of Guardianship of St. Maarten and UNICEF will be hosting a three-day Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) training at University of St. Maarten (USM) from 8:30am to 4:30pm Friday to Tuesday, May 18-22.
The CPiE training stems from the post-disaster needs assessments UNICEF conducted shortly after Hurricane Irma in September and October last year. The assessment findings revealed the need for child protection to be mainstreamed and strengthened across the disaster management system in preparation for possible future disasters and the need to increase the understanding of Child Protection in Emergencies among key stakeholders in disaster response.
The objectives of the training are to introduce the key concepts of protecting children from future disasters, to explore the global Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS) and situate them in the context of St. Maarten and the development of a concrete action plan to improve children’s protection through their preparedness for emergencies by each participant/participating institution or department.
The Child Protection Working Group’s “Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Emergencies” handbook will be made available to all the participants during the training.
