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On February 26, 2019, the Committee on Oversight and Reform voted on a bipartisan basis to authorize subpoenas to compel the Trump Administration to produce documents relating to its policy of separating immigrant children from their families. These subpoenas were served to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after they refused to provide this information voluntarily in response to bipartisan requests made six months earlier.
This staff report has been prepared at the request…
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Introduction This study explores findings of a population-based approach to measure the prevalence of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) during the Hurricane Matthew aftermath in Haiti.
Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey using two-stage cluster sampling. Participants were asked to provide information on their own household composition, as well as the household composition of their closest neighbour (the Neighborhood Method). The study took place between February and March 2017 in Haiti’s Sud Department, a region…
This report from the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) highlights the child protection needs and responses in Syria and includes objectives and targets for continued child protection interventions and strategies. The report describes the situation of children's care and protection in Syria, including the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, child marriage, child abuse and neglect, and family separation. It defines UNICEF's intervention priorities and strategies in the country, including providing psycosocial support and specialized services, strengthening the…
This report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) provides information on the migration situation throughout the EU from 1-30 June 2017. The report includes data on the child protection situation for migrant children, particularly the identification, emergency placement and accommodation of unaccompanied children.
The 2017 Whole of Syria Child Protection Needs Overview: A Compilation of Child Protection Data Collected for the 2017 Syria Humanitarian Needs Overview provides analysis of child protection needs and risks at the government level to support child protection actors in programmed development, resource mobilasation and advocacy.
Data collection and assessments were conducted through Jordan, Syria, and Turkey hubs between April and July 2016. Respondents were asked their perceptions on the reasons children are unaccompanied and separated from their usual caregivers. The reasons…
The quarterly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends a!ecting people in need. The Child Protection Sector in Lebanon is working to ensure that vulnerable girls and boys are protected from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect through equitable access to quality child protection services (ReliefWeb).
This special report from the Ministry of Children and Family Development in British Columbia, Canada presents findings on the number of children in care in the province who were sent to stay in hotels. According to the report, 24 children and youth were placed in hotels between January 13, 2016 and April 30, 2016, one child was even placed twice. Sixteen of those children were Aboriginal.
The report includes demographic information on the children placed in hotels, including age, sex, sibling groups, etc. The report also includes data on the number of nights the children stayed in hotels (…
This information packet provides an overview of deportation of family members in families of mixed immigration status in the United States, as it relates to child welfare. The information packet outlines facts and data relevant to immigration, citizenship, and child welfare in the US, provides a background on the political and practice context, describes recent policy action related to deportation and child welfare, and introduces some “best practice tips” for working with mixed immigration status families. The document concludes with recommendations, a brief review of model programming, and…
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The 2014 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa is the largest to date by far. Ebola Virus Disease causes disproportionate mortality among the working-age population, resulting in far more mortality for parents of young children than other health crises. This paper combines data on the age distribution of current and projected mortality from Ebola with the fertility distribution of adults in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, to estimate the likely impact of the epidemic on the number of orphans in these three countries. Using the latest mortality estimates (…
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…