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Introduction:
The End Violence Against Children (EVAC) program is a five-year global initiative launched by World Vision to fortify protections, ignite community movements and eradicate violence against vulnerable children by 2021. Violence against children takes many forms that include, physical, sexual and mental violence, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, harm or abuse, commercial sexual exploitation, trafficking, child labor, cyber abuse and other harmful practices.
Given that the Asia Pacific region faces an overwhelming number of children…
This Child Trafficking Legal Guide has been produced by Baker McKenzie, World Vision, State Street and 3M to support the End Violence Against Children Program.
This first legal guide addresses frequently asked questions encountered by World Vision relating to protecting child victims of human trafficking in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
The objective is to empower and educate users as how to best navigate regulatory hurdles that may arise when assisting children affected by human trafficking.
The child protection sector lacks a robust evidence-base conveying what effective support during the recovery and reintegration process for children affected by child sexual exploitation (CSE) looks like. This report starts to collate evidence on what appears to be important to children who have experienced sexual exploitation. Recognizing the current gaps in knowledge, this report represents a first attempt to start ‘connecting the dots’ between primary data and existing literature to help states and service providers better respond to the needs of children affected by CSE. This report…
This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is among the most powerful storms ever recorded. It made landfall in the morning of the 8th November in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province, causing extensive damage to life, housing, livelihoods and infrastructure across nine of the Philippines’ poorest provinces. The islands of Leyte and Samar were hardest hit: 90 percent of the infrastructure of Leyte’s largest urban center, Tacoloban City, was destroyed. Philippines authorities estimate that 14 million people have been affected, 4 million displaced, 1.1 million have had their houses damaged or destroyed.
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Typhoon Haiyan is the most powerful storm ever recorded. It made landfall in the morning of 8 November in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province, causing extensive damage to life, housing, livelihoods and infrastructure across nine of the Philippines’ poorest provinces. The islands of Leyte and Samar were hardest hit: 90 percent of the infrastructure of Leyte’s largest urban center, Tacoloban City, was destroyed. Philippines authorities estimate that 13 million people have been affected, 3.4 million displaced, and at least 5,209 people are confirmed dead.
To better understand the impact of Typhoon…
How to best look after children in this situation (in English):
In a disaster like this, it is normal for children to be distressed. Caregivers may notice that their children are having nightmares or trouble sleeping, or that they have become withdrawn, fearful, or aggressive. They may complain that they have pains like stomach aches, headaches, nausea and fatigue even though it seems like nothing is causing it.These are all common, temporary reactions to the terrible event they have lived through. This document includes some ways in which caregivers can help their…
How to best look after children in this situation (in Cebuano):
In a disaster like this, it is normal for children to be distressed. Caregivers may notice that their children are having nightmares or trouble sleeping, or that they have become withdrawn, fearful, or aggressive. They may complain that they have pains like stomach aches, headaches, nausea and fatigue even though it seems like nothing is causing it.
These are all common, temporary reactions to the terrible event they have lived through. This document includes some ways in which caregivers can…
How to best look after children in this situation (in Filipino):
In a disaster like this, it is normal for children to be distressed. Careivers may notice that their children are having nightmares or trouble sleeping, or that they have become withdrawn, fearful, or aggressive. They may complain that they have pains like stomach aches, headaches, nausea and fatigue even though it seems like nothing is causing it.
These are all common, temporary reactions to the terrible event they have lived through. This document includes some ways in which caregivers can help…
How to best look after children in this situation (in Waray):
In a disaster like this, it is normal for children to be distressed. Caregivers may notice that their children are having nightmares or trouble sleeping, or that they have become withdrawn, fearful, or aggressive. They may complain that they have pains like stomach aches, headaches, nausea and fatigue even though it seems like nothing is causing it.
These are all common, temporary reactions to the terrible event they have lived through. This document includes some ways in which caregivers can help their…