Evaluation of UNICEF Programmes to Protect Children in Emergencies: Pakistan Country Case Study

The case study of UNICEF programmes on child protection in emergencies (CPiE) in Pakistan is part of
a global evaluation commissioned by UNICEF. The evaluation is based on the global Child Protection
Strategy (2008) and Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs, 2010) considering
the effectiveness of the protective environment strategy in pre-emergency, response and recovery
phases.
The Pakistan case study aimed to review the country’s child protection programme in terms of
appropriateness, effectiveness, quality, efficiency, coordination and sustainability as well as the crosscutting
issues of equality and participation. It emphasized links between formal and less formal
components of the system, investments in social change, the use of technical guidance, capacity in
monitoring child rights violations, advocacy and knowledge management. It not address current
organizational priorities such as resilience and UNICEF’s Monitoring Results for Equity System, as it
preceded these developments. More specifically, the case study covered child protection activities in
response to the floods in 2010 and 2011/2012, with a focus on Sindh province, which was badly
affected in both years, and during the complex emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which has been ongoing since 2009.