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This draft from the Liberian government outlines the protocol and guidelines for responding to children's care issues in the context of Ebola, specifically for the Interim Care Centers for children who have come into contact with Ebola. The draft provides an introduction to the impact of the Ebola epidemic on children’s care in Liberia, stating that UNICEF estimates approximately 2,000 children in Liberia have lost one or both caregivers to the epidemic. Furthermore, there are thousands of other children who are separated from their families because their parents are in treatment or children…
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is among the most powerful storms ever recorded. It made landfall in the morning of the 8th 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 14 million people have been affected, 4 million displaced, 1.1 million have had their houses damaged or destroyed.
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This paper is intended to explain the policies of the Republic of Indonesia Government on Separated Children, Unaccompanied Children and Children left with One Parent in Emergency Situations In an emergency, children generally find themselves in a very vulnerable position. They are easily separated from their parents, families, and communities, which leaves them at risk of neglect and exploitative treatment. This Policy Paper is designed to ensure that all decisions connected with children are based on the best interests of the children involved, and that the rights of children and their…
The National Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Policy (NOP) is the official policy governing OVC of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) of the Republic of Uganda. The policy interprets a vision of a society where all orphans and other vulnerable children live to their full potential, where their rights and aspirations are fulfilled. The Ugandan Government, through MGLSD, is mandated to promote the social protection of poor and vulnerable children. Such children include orphans, those who live on the streets, those that toil under exploitative conditions of labour…
The NSPPI provides overall guidance to implementers to mitigate the impact of orphanhood and other vulnerabilities among children in Uganda. The overall goal of the NSPPI for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Uganda is to increase the scale of effective programme interventions that reach vulnerable children, either directly or through the households in which they live, by 2010. The NSPPI builds upon existing policies and programmes and is a vehicle for implementing the Social Development Sector Investment Plan (SDIP) and the NOP.
The vision of the NSPPI is a society where all…