Here’s what’s happening around the world in the area of child welfare and protection.
We have joined together with other NGOs and called on the United Nations to ensure that children living outside of families are monitored and counted as part of its global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators. Read our open letter and learn why we must #leavenoonebehind in the Global Goals – including vulnerable children outside of […]
Read MoreVolunteers and supporters of children’s issues globally should remember that the future of the children you’ll work with is in the country where they are living. It is important that they learn how to function in society and that they have local people to rely on and trust in moments when they feel lonely and insecure. They need long term loving relationships with caregivers for their social and emotional development, which is not possible with people that stay with them for only a few weeks or months. Despite this, as a short term visitor you can still make a difference in the life of children. This leaflet explains how you can do this best.
Read MoreAn article from The Lancet
Read MoreIncreased access to safer schools is key to improved protection for girls and boys – a review of findings from recent research in Kenya.
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It is not known whether cumulative ‘cash plus care’ interventions can reduce adolescent HIV-infection risks in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated whether parental AIDS and other environmental adversities increase adolescent HIV-risk behaviour and whether social protection provision of ‘cash’ or integrated ‘cash plus care’ reduces HIV-risk behaviour.
Read MoreJuly 1st, 2014 – ChildPact, the Armenian Child Protection Network and Unicef Armenia organized a public hearing in Yerevan to discuss child protection issues in the on-going social reforms in Armenia.
Read MoreRecent high profile moves against militia commanders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have done little to stem child recruitment into armed groups, and much more needs to be done to prevent it, stop re-recruitment, and rehabilitate victims.
Read MoreChildren who witness domestic violence often bear emotional scars, but now a study has found that seeing family members being hurt can also scar a child’s DNA.
Read MoreWar in Syria has killed more than 10,000 children. More than 1 million more have fled the country in fear, while millions more remain displaced inside the country. This briefing looks at another disturbing but less publicized impact of the crisis: the increase in the numbers of girls who have been forced to marry.
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