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This framework outlines what the Key Assets team understand by quality family based foster care and recognises the collective responsibility to promote the rights of children worldwide. It is underpinned by the organization's commitment to making a positive and lasting difference to the lives of children who, for many and varied reasons and for differing lengths of time, are unable to live with their parents. Seven standards for providing quality foster care are outlined in this publication:
- Promoting Children's Safety
- Promoting Health and Wellbeing …
This Human Rights Council Side event was co-sponsored by Permanent Missions of Kenya, Portugal, Uruguay and Viet Nam, African Child Policy Forum, ATD 4th World, Better Care Network, CELCIS, Family for Every Child, For Our Children Foundation, Hope and Homes for Children, International Federation of Social Workers, International Foster Care Organisation, International Social Service, RELAF, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International and UNICEF. The side event was held on 22 September 2015 and was attended by over 40 participants from different Missions including USA, Canada,…
El presente Informe Temático profundiza el análisis del contexto de la región de las Américas en el tema del derecho de los niños a vivir en una familia y reitera su preocupación por la grave situación en la que siguen viviendo miles de niños en el hemisferio. Para revertir este estado actual de cosas, y prevenir que los niños se vean privados de su derecho a vivir y crecer en su familia y a ser cuidados y criados en un entorno familiar, y a la vez que garantizar su derecho a una vida digna y libre de toda forma de violencia, el presente Informe establece los estándares aplicables en…
This report from SOS Children’s Villages and the University of Bedfordshire provides reviews and assessments of the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in 21 countries around the world. The report is aimed at enhancing knowledge around violence against children in alternative care (especially what makes children vulnerable and what puts them at risk) and providing policymakers and practitioners insight into the challenges of protecting children from violence as well as recommendations for change.
The report offers several key findings from an extensive…
This handbook (in German), Moving Forward: Implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children,’ was developed by CELSIS under an initiative of the Working Group on Children without Parental Care of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the project’s Steering Committeewhich included representatives from ISS, SOS Children’s Villages International, Family for Every Child, ATD Fourth World, Better Care Network, RELAF, and UNICEF.
It is designed as a tool for…
This handbook (in Mandarin), Moving Forward: Implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children,’ was developed by CELSIS under an initiative of the Working Group on Children without Parental Care of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the project’s Steering Committee which included representatives from ISS, SOS Children’s Villages International, Family for Every Child, ATD Fourth World, Better Care Network, RELAF, and UNICEF.
It is designed as a tool for…
Moving Forward: Implementing the 'Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children' - Russian Version
This handbook (in Russian), Moving Forward: Implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children,’ was developed by CELSIS under an initiative of the Working Group on Children without Parental Care of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the project’s Steering Committee which included representatives from ISS, SOS Children’s Villages International, Family for Every Child, ATD Fourth World, Better Care Network, RELAF, and UNICEF.
It is designed as a tool for…
La última década ha sido el testigo de avances importantes hacia el objetivo de poner a los derechos de los niños al centro del acogimiento alternativo. Desde la concepción inicial hasta el desarrollo y la aprobación de las Directrices sobre las modalidades alternativas de cuidado de los niños (las Directrices) por parte de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (AGNU) en su resolución A/RES/64/142, contamos ahora con un marco político más coherente. En la actualidad, las Directrices moldean la forma en la que los encargados de elaborar políticas, los tomadores de decisiones y los…
Ce manuel En marche vers la mise en œuvre des Lignes Directrices été élaboré pour nous inciter à progresser davantage encore vers l’incorporation des droits de l’enfant au domaine de la protection de remplacement. Il vise à soutenir la mise en œuvre des Lignes directrices en établissant des liens solides entre la politique nationale, la pratique directe et les Lignes directrices elles-mêmes. Le projet en marche vers la mise en oeuvre des Lignes Directrices reflète le message central véhiculé par les Lignes directrices, à savoir l’importance de ne jamais placer les enfants…
This RELAF booklet, Application of the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, is a child-friendly guide to the Guidelines of for the Alternative Care of Children meant for children and adolescents to inform them of their right to live with their families and make that right a reality. This book is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Guidelines, which state that all children should be cared for and protected if they cannot live with their parents or are at risk of losing that care, offering recommendations for how decisions…