Proceedings about “The Safeguarding Child Protection in Disasters”, a policy document drafted by Provincial Disaster Management Authority National Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, in collaboration with LEAD (NDMA) with the financial and technical Pakistan and UNICEF organized capacity support of Save the Children. He added that building workshops for relevant Government before the 18th Amendment the National Officials covering 09 Divisions of Punjab. The Commission for Chi ld Welfare and workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Khalid Development (NCCWD) drafted a National Sherdil, Director General (DG) PDMA Punjab in Child Protection Law and the Child Protection Faisalabad and Lahore, whereas Mr. Ahmed Policy. Rajwana, Director Operations PDMA Punjab

inaugurated the session in Multan. The National Child Protection Policy and Bill were:The DG PDMA gave an overview of the PDMA

structure, achievements and initiatives for æ Widely debated.preparedness and response in multiple æ Consulted and vetted by all Government hazards ranging from natural to man made as departments.well as urban hazards and nuclear hazards. A

æ The Child Protection Policy of NDMA is in documentary on model villages, watan cards conformity with the National Child Protection and assistance to Turkey Earth Quake Policy. response was also shown to the participants.

æ NDMA, considers it as the standard and The DG emphasized on the importance of guiding document.child rights and child protection. He informed

that PDMA has established a Gender and Child Cell in PDMA with the support of UNDP and The Safeguarding Child Protection in Disasters have hired a Child Protection Specialist with document is based on the three main the support of UNICEF as well. The initiative of objectives of the Draft National Child the capacity building of Government staff in Protection Policy of NCCWD. While working child rights and child protection is the first with NDMA, the policy that Save the Children step in this regard. and NDMA worked on has three main

c o m p o n e n t s i . e . G u i d a n c e f o r Following the inaugural session, the LEAD Implementation of the Policy, Mainstreaming Facilitator conducted a brainstorming session Child Protection in other sectors and Referral with the participants about the United Mechanism at the District Level. The key Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child highlights of the three components are:(UNCRC) and linked it interactively with child

protection issues in disasters. The participants that the child protection issues in æ Implementation of the Policy: Guidance emergencies include right to food, shelter, and Legislation.health and education mainly. The Facilitator æ Designated focal person, at National, shared that the immediate risks related to Provincial and District Disaster Management children in emergencies starts from Authorities. separation of children from families and care

æ Have relevant contact details of all service givers, need for psycho-social support, risk of providers. being kidnapped, adoption, child labor, early æ A process for recording incidents.marriages, orphan children, potential

recruitment of children by non state actors æ Guidance on confidentiality and and violence. information sharing, legislation compliant.

Mr. Jawad Ullah oriented the participants æ A code of conduct for executors, staff and

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volunteers. emergencies. æDr. Majid - Rescue 1122, Lodhran

æ A simplified and publicized The training sessions were æDr. M. Tasleem - Rescue 1122complaints procedure. concluded by DG with letter of æDr. Mushtaq Ahmad - Livestock

thanks for very active participation æ Role base supervision, capacity Departmentand feedback on further improving building and monitoring. æDr. Shahid Farooq - EDO(H) Okarathe systems to be more child æ Special Consideration for æEngr. Toheed- Rescue 1122friendly in light of the draft Child disables.

æFarhat Bashir - PHED, MultanProtection Policy of NDMA. æ Strict monitoring system headed

æGhulam Ahmad - Civil Defense, by a senior level officer like Chief VehariSecretary, Senior Member Board of

æGhulam Mustafa - Civil DefenseRevenue or Chairman Chief æGhulam Yasin - Civil DefenseMinister Inspection TeamæI r f a n A h m a d - D i s t r i c t Mr. Jawad Ullah emphasized on the Government MGHimportance of mainstreaming and

shared that as per the policy; æJunaid Irfan - PDMANDMA/PDMA and DDMA will æKhalid Bashir - Social Welfare ensure mainstreaming in all Departmentemergency responses and will

æKhizar Hayat Khan - Social work with different sectors i.e. Welfareæ CP main streaming starts with

æMuhammad Ashraf -Social registration. Respective Disaster WelfareManagement Authorities and

æMuhammad Azam - Rescue 1122 re levant Gove rnment and ,Lahorehumanitarian agencies have to æM. Nawaz Khan - TNA Gojraidentify and prioritize Child-

headed, Women-headed and æM. Saeed Dhilon - Labour Elderly-headed households. Department & Human Resource

æ WATSAN: Check if the toilets are æMrs. Tahira Chisti - Educationsafe and accessible. Check if they æNisar Ahmad - PDMAare female considerate, have

æPervaiz Akhtar - UNICEFproper light, water.

æQaisar Abbas Shah - Rescue 1122æ Health: Mainstream with Health

æRana Shahid Mehmood - Social department . Check for the Welfareavailability of medicine, female æRaza Baqari - TMA, Muzzafargarhdoctor, doctor for children etc. The

doctor should be able to identify æSaif Ullah - PHEDthat if a child is hurt what might be æShahid Mehmood - TMA , the cause, whether abuse, Shujabadviolence or just an accident.

æShaher Bano - PHED, Multan æ Education: Ensure no violence at

æSumaira Liaqat - Rescue 1122s c h o o l . M o n i t o r t e a c h e r

æWaqar Akbar - Civil Defense absenteeism and Ensure that the Department, Multanchildren are issued school leaving æZafar Ali Malik - Government of certificates at the time of return, in Punjabcase of camps situation.

æ Livelihood: Provide kitchen gardening facilities. Take children out of child labor and indulge in activities like taking care of plants,

æchickens etc.

PDMA Punjab is working on ædeveloping Standard Operating

P r o c e d u r e s ( S O P s ) f o r mainstreaming child protection in æAbdul Rehman - PDMAall sectors. The Facilitator and the CP Specialist of PDMA Gender and

æAmeer Ali Mangi - Food Child Cell engaged all the Departmentparticipants in reviewing the draft

æAzhar Baloch - PDMASOPs in group work . The æCapt( R ) Altaf - Government of participants came up with further Punjab, Rescue Departmentrecommendations how to improve

the draft document for ensuring æCh. Maqbool Ahmad Ijaz - AC MDKmaximum mainstreaming of child æCh. Nadeem Ahmad - PMSprotection in all phases of

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