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This issue brief from the UNHCR highlights key messages from UNHCR in regards to alternative care, including the importance of making alternative care arrangements based on the best interests of the child and using residential or institutional care only as a very last resort. The brief defines the role of the UNHCR in alternative care as well as key concepts of alternative care. The brief reviews the types of alternative care and key actions that UNHCR and its partners can do to ensure the best interests of the child in alternative care. The brief concludes with some examples of the…
A project to define and create best practice guidelines for institutional and community-based care in Ethiopia was initiated in 1998. This project involved an assessment of available services in the country as well as a critical analysis of the findings in workshops and appraisal group meetings including governmental and non- governmental organizations. The resulting guideline is based on the ethical principles given in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Ethiopian Laws. Its purpose is to upgrade the existing services of childcare institutions; set…