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In the wake of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, child welfare agencies in the United States increasingly are fielding requests to assist Haitian families and children.
This bulletin from the Casey Foundation provides practical information for agencies and advocates working with this vulnerable population, with special guidance on filing federal Temporary Protective Status applications. These applications are needed for Haitians in this country who wish to avoid deportation and maintain employment. The deadline for filing the application -- which must be filed by each…
Six months on, the dramatic destruction caused by the 12 January 2010 earthquake in Haiti is still synonymous with unbelievable stress for over three million people1, including 1.6 million living in 1,342 spontaneous settlements, of which 800,000 are estimated to be children. Over 220,000 people lost their lives, 300,000 were injured and 4,000 lost a limb after being caught in the rubble of what had once been a home, a school, a place for work, or a spot for the community to gather together.
Since day one, UNICEF mobilized its resources to deliver on its Core Commitments for…
This Guidance Note is provided for general relief workers and volunteers, health care and protection workers, programme managers, and any other personnel helping those affected by the Haiti earthquake. It provides guidance to organisations working in Haiti about how they can most appropriately communicate with communities, their own personnel and the media. The Guidance Note focuses mainly on the acute phase of the response (including early recovery) and provides basic guidance for action. Please use the IASC Guidelines for more detailed information on the appropriate response in all sectors…
The Secretariat of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (the Hague Conference), noting with great concern the tragic situation in Haiti and the high number of children victims of the recent earthquake, would like to make the following information available to governments, international organisations and the public.
Following the earthquake, many children have become separated from their families and may find themselves without shelter, food, water or other basic necessities. They may also be at risk of illegal adoptions, abduction, sale and child trafficking.
The primary…
The Child Protection Working Group released Guiding Principles for Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Haiti.
Even during emergencies, all children have a right to a family and families have a right to care for their children. Unaccompanied and separated children should be provided with services aimed at reuniting them with their parents or customary care-givers as quickly as possible. Interim care should be consistent with the aim of family reunification, and should ensure children’s protection and well-being.
Experience has shown that most…
Using lessons learnt in emergencies, from the genocide in Rwanda to the Asian Tsunami and the earthquake in Haiti, our new report, Misguided Kindness, demonstrates what action is needed to keep families together during crises and to bring separated children back into a safe and nurturing family life. Save the Children warns that people who support orphanages or international adoption in the belief that they’re doing the best for children suffering after a major emergency could in fact be putting those children in even more danger.
Arc-en-Ciel consists of three programmes:
- A residential care facility (shelter) for children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS;
- A Community Outreach Programme to provide training and home-based-care to families affected by HIV/AIDS; and
- A Community Mobilization Programme to share information with, and tap into the resources of, the broader community.
- Caring for children outside of their extended families – in…
Opinion editorial on risks associated with using intercountry adoption as an emergency response to the needs of children in Haiti.
Statement noting potential dangers associated with ICA in emergencies with specific reference to risk of family separation.
UNICEF Headquarters states it is essential that all unaccompanied and/or separated children are registered, traced and reunited with family where possible and appropriate. This includes children who were in alternative care, such as in crèches and “orphanages”, prior to the earthquake. Further, they state it is imperative that inappropriate and/or illegal removal of children from Haiti is prevented.