Children's Emergency Relief and Protection Act

Children's Emergency Relief and Protection Act

Disaster
Legislation
2016
See the publication
Year of publication
2016
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts

DIRECT SPECIFIC - Protect the fundamental rights of children before, during, and after disasters. Establishment of evacuation centers and transitional shelters. Children shall be given priority during evacuation.

Sub-region
South-eastern Asia
Region
South-eastern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Author/issuing body
Congress
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
A
Gender marker
B
Human rights marker
B

Children shall be given priority during evacuation as a result of a disaster or other emergency situation. Existing CSOs in the community shall be tapped to look after the safety and well-being of children during evacuation operations. Measures shall be taken to ensure that children evacuated are accompanied by persons responsible for their safety and well-being.

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).