Between 25 and 27 July 2023, Coram International shared its findings and recommendations from a ‘Mapping of the Child Protection System in Libya with a focus on the Social Service Workforce’ during a Validation Workshop held in Tunis.
The workshop was held with the Ministry of Social Affairs and UNICEF Libya, inviting key child protection stakeholders including the Social Solidarity Fund, the Higher Committee for Childhood, the Ministry of Education and the Centre for Social Studies to discuss and validate the findings and recommendations.
The mapping was conducted as part of Coram International’s institutional contract with UNICEF Libya with the purpose of informing the development and implementation of child protection reforms in line with Libya’s international obligations to uphold children’s rights and efforts towards the professionalisation and development of a skilled social service workforce for child protection. The mapping examined and assessed elements of the child protection system in Libya in line with UNICEF’s approach to child protection system strengthening, looking at the legal and policy framework; governance and coordination structures; availability of a continuum of services; the social service workforce; minimum standards and oversight mechanisms; and data collection systems.
The purpose of the workshop was to validate the findings and recommendations of the report, providing an opportunity to strengthen links and coordination between key child protection stakeholders in Libya to ensure a harmonised and coordinated approach to developing the child protection system going forward.