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În temeiul prevederilor punctului 89 din Strategia pentru protecţia copilului pe anii 2014-2020, aprobată prin Hotărîrea Guvernului nr. 434 din 10 iunie 2014 (Monitorul Oficial al Republicii Moldova, 2014, nr. 160-166, art. 481), Guvernul HOTĂRĂŞTE:
1. Se aprobă Planul de acțiuni pentru anii 2016-2020 privind implementarea Strategiei pentru protecţia copilului pe anii 2014-2020 (se anexează).
2. Finanţarea acţiunilor prevăzute în Planul de acțiuni pentru anii 2016-2020 privind implementarea Strategiei pentru protecţia copilului pe anii 2014-2020 se va efectua din contul şi în limitele…
INTENT OF THE POLICY
This Social Welfare Policy is intended to provide direction for reforming the social welfare sector. Reform objectives focus on improved efficiency and effectiveness among the various actors in the sector, increased accountability and probity, and an enhanced ability to support vulnerable persons. The Policy specifically aims at providing direction for the reorientation of the social welfare sector towards a developmental social welfare approach. This approach focuses on the establishment of a demand-driven, community-focused social welfare response with strengthened…
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.
A Strategic…
In 2007 the Government of Moldova approved the National Strategy and Action Plan for the Reform of the Residential Childcare System 2007-2012. The overall objectives of the Action Plan were to reduce the number of children living outside a family by 50% and to reorganise residential institutions to support children in families. This informative evaluation commissioned by UNICEF, the Government of the Republic of Moldova and NGO partners is built around 6 critical questions:
- Assessing…
The Action Plan on Children in Adversity is the first government wide strategic guidance for U.S. Government international assistance for children. The goal of the Action Plan is to achieve a world in which all children grow up within protective family care and free from deprivation, exploitation, and danger. The plan is grounded in evidence that shows a promising future belongs to those nations that invest wisely in their children, while failure to do so undermines social and economic progress. The plan seeks to integrate internationally recognized, evidence-based practices into all of its…
This brief was prepared by the Rwandan Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), requesting the Cabinet to approve the proposed child care reform strategy and to support its implementation. The brief outlines the aims and long-term goals of the reform, including transforming Rwanda’s current child care and protection system into a family-based, family strengthening system and supporting vulnerable families to remain together. The brief also highlights the benefits of the strategy and describes the current situation in Rwanda in regards to children’s care, particularly orphanages and…
In early 2006 the Department of Women and Child Development became a full-fledged Ministry (the Ministry of Women and Child Development) and all child protection matters were transferred to this new Ministry, including implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000, and its Amendment Act, 2006. The same year the Ministry proposed the adoption of an Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), which was adopted and launched by the central government in 2009-2010. Recognizing chronic under funding of child protection services in the…
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…