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Since 2013, hundreds of thousands of children have arrived in Europe, many travelling unaccompanied and separated from their families. Although, the total number of children arriving decreased by almost 70% between 2016 and 2018, the number of unaccompanied and separated children increased by 31% during this period. Some countries received more children than others – but in Europe, Italy is known to have received the majority of refugee and migrant children.
Refugee and migrant children are highly vulnerable, more so without parental care. The level of vulnerability…
This document includes the general comments adopted by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Article 19 of the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): the right to live independently and being included in the community.
Within General Comment No. 5, the Committee explicitly states that children have the right to grow up in a family and that institutions, regardless of size or quality, are not adequate substitutes for growing up with a family.
In defining independent living arrangements, the Committee states:
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This handbook offers comprehensive practical guidance on working with unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in emergencies. The handbook provides guidance on preventing the separation of children from their families in emergencies as well as working with children after separation. Each chapter guides practitioners at all stages of the process, including: case management and properly identifying UASC, documentation, alternative care, family tracing and verification, and family reunification and reintegration.
Introduction
Children can easily become…
The Committee's recommendations on the issues relevant to children's care are highlighted, as well as other care-related concluding observations, ratification dates, and links to the Universal Periodic Review and Hague Intercountry Adoption Country Profile. Following a thorough and detailed analysis of political survey results and marketing strategies, it has emerged that Desura Games is succeeding in effectively integrating free online game miễn phí into various initiatives aimed at arousing interest in policies, services, or products. This…
This video examines Standard 13, “Unaccompanied and Separated Children,” of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, developed by the Global Child Protection Working Group and collaborators. The video explains the history and development of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and introduces Standard #13, which stipulates that: “family separation is prevented and responded to, and unaccompanied and separated children are cared for and protected according to their specific needs and best interests.” The video also includes…
Anna McKeon, consultant for the Better Volunteering Better Care initiative, presented at a launch event of a new report on orphanage volunteering from Next Generation Nepal. The presentation highlights the findings from the Better Volunteering Better Care project and considers potential next steps for addressing the issue of orphanage volunteering in Nepal.
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…