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Country fact sheet for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; Philippines.
UNICEF and ILO published a joint report aiming to contribute to the ongoing discussions about the future of social protection for children. According to the report, it is essential for future universal social protection schemes to include and address the needs, concerns and rights of children and their families. The report discusses the challenge of child poverty, the role of social protection in addressing this and related issues, moving towards the universal social protection system, as well as moving towards universal child grants in risk-prone, displacement contexts. The report concludes…
This perspectives paper from InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) includes statements from a group of international adoptees in response to the question: "Would you adopt via Intercountry or Transracial Adoption? Why, why not?
Executive summary
Children living in Liberia’s orphanages are denied basic rights – ranging from the right to development and health, to the right to identity, family, education, leisure and participation in cultural activities. The concurrent denial of this range of rights – economic, social, cultural, civil, and political - has an incremental and lasting effect on the children.
The UNMIL Human Rights and Protection Section (HRPS) considers the situation in orphanages to constitute a major human rights problem in post-conflict Liberia. It has therefore produced this report, following a…
This book published jointly by FAO, UNICEF, and Oxford University Press presents the findings from evaluations of the Transfer Project, a cash transfer project undertaken in the following sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It concludes that cash transfers are becoming a key means for social protection in developing countries. The editors examine and evaluate the evidence in support of the viability of cash transfers. This book also focuses on the collaborative efforts of governments, development and research…
El Servicio Social Internacional lanza su Manifiesto por una ética de la adopción internacional. Mientras que los instrumentos internacionales establecen un marco jurídico esencial para el respeto de los derechos de los niños en asuntos relativos a la adopción internacional – en la práctica, en cada etapa del proceso de adopción – deben tomarse elecciones y decisiones difíciles, con un sinnúmero de intereses en conflicto. Además de estos desafíos, existe un panorama de cambio constante en las adopciones internacionales, como se puede observar, por ejemplo, con los perfiles…
The International Social Service (ISS) has launched its Manifesto For Ethical Intercountry Adoption. Whilst international texts set out an essential legal framework for the respect of children’s rights in intercountry adoption matters - in practice at each step of the adoption process - difficult choices and decisions must be made, with a myriad of conflicting interests. Adding to these challenges is the ever-changing landscape of intercountry adoptions, for example as seen with the profiles of children being proposed for adoption (i.e.: more with special needs) as well as the influx of new…
Le Service Social International lance son Manifeste pour une éthique de l’adoption internationale.
Alors que les textes internationaux définissent un cadre légal international essentiel pour le respect des droits de l’enfant dans les questions d’adoption internationale - en pratique à chaque étape de la procédure d’adoption – des choix et des décisions difficiles doivent être faits, comprenant une myriade de conflits d’intérêts. S’ajoute à ces défis le paysage toujours changeant de l’adoption internationale, notamment en ce qui concerne le profil des enfants…
This report summarizes the discussions and activities held at Eurochild’s 11th Annual Conference, co-hosted by Hope and Homes for Children in Bucharest, Romania on 26-28 November 2014. The event, which focused on “better public spending for better outcomes for children and families,” brought together representatives from civil society and government as well as researchers, other professionals, and young people themselves from 36 countries in Europe. The group was convened with the purpose of developing “a clear and convincing narrative to bring those people on board who still believe…
Introduction:
We can only achieve an AIDS-free generation by addressing the social and economic factors that continue to fuel and impact the HIV epidemic. Inequity, exclusion, poverty, violence, and stigma continue to increase risk, decrease resilience, and compound the impact of the epidemic. Investing in social protection, care and support systems will improve the access, reach and utilization of proven high impact bio-medical interventions to achieve reductions in HIV related morbidity and mortality as well as reduce new infections. These investments will also enhance the quality of…