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"New data show that an unprecedented number of children in the United States are experiencing food insecurity and did not have sufficient food as of late June," writes Lauren Bauer in this blog post for the Brookings Institution. Survey data from the US Census Bureau revealed that "16.5 percent of households with children reported that it was sometimes or often the case that the children were not eating enough due to a lack of resources during the week of June 18-23 2020, 5.5 times the 2018 rate of 3 percent (the most recent annual data from the Current Population Survey)."
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Uganda Care Leavers/Association of Care Leavers Uganda released this statement in response to the appearance of Ugandan children on an April 15, 2023, episode of Britain's Got Talent. These care leavers who have spent part or all of their lives in residential care expressed concern about the institutionalisation of children and the need to instead promote family care for all children.
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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,…
This blog post from Strengthening Families For Abandoned Children (SFAC) features a decision map and accompanying guide to making decisions about where and how to place a child during a large-scale emergency, like the COVID-19 pandemic.
This statement from the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children calls for solidarity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that no child is left behind.
In this statement, the UN Secretary-General registers concern regarding the well-being of the world’s children during the COVID-19 pandemic and notes the launch of a report that highlights the risks they face.
This comic is based on a radio story that NPR education reporter Cory Turner did. He asked some experts what kids might want to know about the new coronavirus discovered in China. The comic is also available in Chinese and Spanish.
This article by Ellen Livingood in Volume 13, Issue 9 of Postings describes the ways in which Christian churches and faith communities are moving away from orphanage volunteering to supporting other forms of care for children. "Often orphanage ministry is one of a church’s most-popular global missions efforts because there is such an emotional attachment to needy children," says Livingood. "Yet disturbing facts about the orphanage model, especially the impact of Western short-term ministries in Majority World orphanages, are causing many churches to rethink their…
High prevalence of sex tourism in Zanzibar has spurred a five year National Action Plan to end violence against children and women on the island.
Stuart, then five, and his cousin Juliet Tendo, seven, were taken to the US by a caring Baptist family who had been given a legal guardianship order in June 2009 after arriving in Uganda. The children were later adopted through a US court. They were given what were said to be legal death certificates for Juliet’s mother and Stuart’s father. It was only in summer 2011 that the Hodges learned that both were, in fact, still alive.
Article available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/06/uganda-child-adoption-market-confusion