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The Moldova Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, in cooperation with Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) Moldova and local partner CCF Moldova, organized an international conference on March 21, 2024 titled “Child protection and care reform in the context of Moldova – EU Association agenda: Ending the placement of young children in institutional care – from policy to action.” The conference was organized in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and Research, UNICEF, Keystone Moldova, and Partnerships for Every Child.
During the conference…
In her report to the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Marta Santos Pais, highlights the progress achieved and lessons learned in the implementation of the strategic recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children and highlights her priorities for the second term of her mandate. The UN Study on VAC recognized that early childhood is a fundamental stage in children’s development, and offers a strategic opportunity to prevent violence and break the cycle of…
This briefing document outlines three major projects conducted under the auspices of the European Commission's Daphne Programme. These projects included:
- A survey of 33 European countries, designed to map the number and characteristics of children less than 3 years old in institutional care for more than three months without a parent. There were 23,099 young children (11 per 10,000) in institutional care across the survey area. Four countries had less than one per 10,000 young children in institutions; alarmingly, eight countries had between 31 and 60 children per 10,000 in…