OUR FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

Children and Emergency Situations

During man-made crises or natural disasters, the Bureau trains peacekeeping personnel, disseminates and popularises applicable standards, supports systems for monitoring and communicating information, and supports the initial application of minimum standards for protecting children .

Sexual Exploitation of Children

The IBCR works with its partners to prevent all forms of violence and exploitation, including sexual exploitation, child pornography, child trafficking, child prostitution, child sex tourism, and early and forced marriages

Empowering Girls

The IBCR works to protect girls from danger In addition it also seeks to build understanding of the central importance of girls’ personal development and to raise awareness of their contribution to social progress

Children and the Economy

The Bureau plays a constructive role by encouraging the private sector to be attentive to the rights of children when developing corporate social responsibility strategies and helps governments take their commitments to children’s rights into account when planning budgets

Children and Justice

Through its programme for the defence of the rights of children in the criminal and civil justice systems, the IBCR conducts in-depth multidisciplinary analyses of the juvenile justice system in addition to building capacity and frameworks conducive to protecting children’s rights

OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Capacity building that focusses on lasting skills integration by people involved in the child-protection system

Applied research in the form of assessments, situational analyses and comparative analyses, all aimed at tracking progress and taking action

Advocacy and institutional support in the form of technical assistance with the reform process and an ongoing constructive dialogue with the parties responsible for promoting and protecting children’s rights

Tools, reference guides and standards development using monitoring and reporting tools

Train-the-trainers workshops, including in-depth courses, delivered to instructors seeking certification