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The Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Maryna Lazebna, said that as of 19 March 2022, 4,894 children from 179 institutions of institutional care have been evacuated. Of these, 2,522 children were relocated within Ukraine, and 2,372 children from 116 institutions were relocated abroad.
The Minister also said that since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine from institutionswith 24-hour stay, 30,582 children have been returned back to the care of parents or other legalrepresentatives:
• 30,078 children - from institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of…
This Joint Statement the ASEAN Ministers responsible for social welfare and development outlines their concerns and commitments to action regarding meeting the needs of vulnerable people impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, including children with disabilities, children deprived of liberty, and children in institutional care, among other groups.
In the Statement, the Ministers note that they are "deeply concerned over particular risks faced by vulnerable children such as children with disabilities, children affected by migration and trafficking, children in deprived of liberty,…
The local council of Bani Walid, Libya has committed to release, rehabilitate and reintegrate children associated with armed groups.
Countries that are seeing the highest number of chlld migrants, such as Sweden, Germany, Hungary and Austria, are facing several challenges in providing needed services to children. The Guardian notes that these countries lack a coherent and coordinated strategy in virtually every relevant public policy.
The number of care services and institutions in The Gambia which could respond to the needs of children on the move where they are is extremely limited and underresourced. Most often, care arrangements are made informally in the communities. Child migrants identified are often handed over to the police. Access to food and accommodation services also poses significant challenges.
Host families serve as a solution for the temporary placement of children and young migrants while solutions are being sought for their reintegration in their families and communities of origin.
One month after the Russian Federation began its invasion of Ukraine, around one hundred children have been killed, thousands injured, and many more displaced or separated from their parents and family. The UN Child Rights Committee today asked States to provide core and integrated support to traumatised Ukrainian children, especially those who are unaccompanied.
There is a "huge risk" that Ukrainian children and women fleeing the war may fall victim to human trafficking, the European Union's Home Affairs Commissioner warned on Monday.
Along with very few unaccompanied minors being registered, the commissioner also flagged "quite alarming reports" from NGOs and a Ukrainian women's organisation that some women have gone missing.
European authorities and aid organizations are warning that criminals may seek to capitalize on the desperation of refugees, with more than 3 million leaving Ukraine since Feb. 24, according to U.N. estimates.
The International Organization for Migration on Wednesday said those concerns were based in reality, pointing to initial reports of traffickers exploiting the large-scale human displacement, including instances of sexual violence. The U.N. agency did not quantify the problem, noting that many cases go unidentified in the immediate aftermath of a displacement event.
Over three million Ukrainians have fled the Russian invasion that began on 24 February. While EU states have granted arrivals real benefits, Kyiv’s rule holding back conscription-age men increases dangers to the families leaving. The author makes the case for why states should ensure that all refugees get the help they need regardless of age or gender.
Ukraine's Ministry of Social Policy has said interstate adoption is impossible under the current conditions, and the dissemination of such false information contains signs of fraud and a violation of children's rights.
"Recently, the media and social networks are filled with messages about the readiness of foreigners to adopt a child from Ukraine and calls that Ukrainian children need to be adopted abroad. The Ministry of Social Policy notes that interstate adoption is impossible under the current conditions, and the dissemination of such unreliable information contains signs of fraud and…