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Country fact sheet for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; Philippines.
This report presents an evaluation of the family home model as part of the 'Our New Children' project in Norway, a collaborative project between SOS Children’s Villages, Asker Municipality and the Housing bank that seeks to "assess the establishment of family homes as the housing and care solution for single minor refugees." The report reviews existing housing and care solutions for settling single minor refugees in different municipalities in Norway, presenting examples of good practices.
The aim of the project is to "develop a model that has transfer value to…
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?
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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 document reviews UNICEF’s achievements in ensuring children’s protection in the 6 weeks following the devastating earthquakes in Nepal in 2015.
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 position statement by Save the Children recognises that the word 'family' has different meanings to people around the world, encompassing diverse family structures, relationships, and power dynamics, across countries and cultures, and that it is also a dynamic concept with new variants on traditional family structures have emerged in response to social change, conflict, urbanization, HIV/AIDS and other crisis. The statement highlights that the family is central to numerous international legal instruments, including the UN…
In 2013, Better Care Network (BCN) initiated an important process of developing a new Strategic Plan identifying the main strategic focus for its work over the next four years (2014-2017). The plan is based on an analysis of BCN’s achievements to date, the strategic areas in which BCN can have most impact in the future by working with key actors to strengthen the response to children without adequate family care.
The Strategic Plan was developed with the support of Global Child Protection Services through a collaborative …