20. Community-based Dialogues (CBDs) also promote child protection by providing a venue where children’s security issues could be discussed by the CHRP, local stakeholders, and the military. CBDs help stakeholders arrive at peaceful resolutions to community security matters through a human rights based approach, ensuring that human rights principles (i.e. accountability, responsibility, non-discrimination, transparency, and rule of law) are observed. In the Cordillera Administrative Region, a CBD was held after a minor was hit by a piece of shrapnel during an armed encounter between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the New People’s Army (NPA). The CBD allowed the stakeholders to discuss how armed conflict affects the rights of children. 22 21. The Commission on Human Rights is a member of the Inter-Agency Committee on Children in Armed Conflict (IAC-CIAC) and the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting-Grave Child Rights Violations - Technical Working Group (CTFMR-TWG). As a member of IAC-CIAC the CHRP, represented by Comm. Leah C. Tanodra-Armamento, Focal Commissioner on Children, works closely with concerned agencies in the implementation of the enhanced CIAC Program Framework, to include the conduct of Human Rights trainings, advocacy and information campaigns, and the monitoring, reporting, and response system for grave child rights violations in conflict (GPH MRRS). Likewise, the CHRP as a member of the CTFMR-TWG, sits with other UN agencies and NGOs to monitor and give updates on GCRV cases, and provide inputs on a quarterly basis to the Global Horizontal Notes (GHN).23 22. The CHRP Region XII is an active member of the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting-Grave Child Rights Violations - Technical Working Group (CTFMR-TWG) in Mindanao. The said office has been participating in the ground activities geared toward the implementation of the final benchmark of the UN-MILF Action Plan on the Identification and Disengagement of Children Associated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF). Our RO XII led by OIC Director, Atty. Erlan Deluvio and Special Investigator Mike Penaloza has joined the teams witnessing the Release Ceremonies in various Base Camps of the MILF-BIAF. III.2. Child Participation and Welfare in Humanitarian Assistance and Monitoring: 23. Meaningful humanitarian assistance takes into consideration the needs of the population to be served. In Region X, humanitarian organization seek children’s view on their preference in receiving humanitarian aid, particularly with regard to clothing provision. The Maranao IDP girls in Buruun, Iligan City were consulted on the clothing they were to receive, considering their cultural and religious practices.24 In Zamboanga City, the CHRP Regional Office IX conducted informal focus group discussions with children to ask for their views regarding their conditions in the transitory shelters. 24. The CHRP Regional Office V also provided stress-debriefing and relief assistance during their monitoring missions,25 while CHRP Regional Office VIII established a child-friendly space at the regional office premises to encourage children to play and overcome their traumatic experiences from the Typhoon Yolanda (TY Haiyan) 2013 disaster.26 During the Zamboanga City crisis in 2013, CHRP Regional Office IX conducted a human rights caravan for the children from two transitory sites, where the following activities were held: 1) short talk on children’s rights; 2) stress debriefing 22 Reported by CHRP Region V. Internal quarterly situational update on documented GCRV SAC and updates on developments in response during the period covered. 24 Reported by CHRP Region X. 25 Reported by CHRP Region V. 26 Reported by CHRP Region VIII. 23