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A Book Launch Event Examining Innovations and Lessons from the Global South
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EDT
Featuring:
Tabassum Amina
Assistant Professor, BRAC University
Grace Boutros
Regional Programs Coordinator, Arab Network for Early…
Webinar Recording (English)
Webinar Recording (Spanish)
Background:
Children living in families and within alternative care can and do experience traumatic events. These can be caused by violence, illness, parental death, natural or human made disasters, and separation. The COVID-19 pandemic and the changes, losses, and stressors it has caused is one more reminder of the difficulties that face children in all corners of the world. Understanding how trauma can impact the brain and affect emotional and physical development is of critical importance for…
En la resolución 45/30, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos decidió centrar su próxima reunión anual de un día completo de los derechos del niño (2022) sobre el tema “los derechos del niño y la reunificación familial”. Además, solicitó a la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos que prepare un informe sobre ese tema, en estrecha cooperación con todas las partes interesadas, con el fin de proporcionar información para la reunión anual de día completo.
La Oficina del Alto Comisionado agradecería recibir cualquier información relevante para la…
Dans sa résolution 45/30, le Conseil des droits de l'homme a décidé de consacrer son prochain débat annuel d’une journée complète sur les droits de l'enfant (2022) au thème « les droits de l'enfant et le regroupement familial ». Il a en outre prié au Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme d’établir un rapport sur ce thème, en étroite coopération avec toutes les parties concernées, afin d’éclairer le débat annuel d’une journée.
Le Haut-Commissariat serait reconnaissant de recevoir toute information pertinente pour l’élaboration du rapport en ce qui…
Globally, during the COVID-19 pandemic there have been disruptions to initiatives, services, and programmes that promote and protect nurturing care for young children. While necessary to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, strategies such as complete or partial lockdown, physical distancing measures, and school and childcare closures, have made it increasingly difficult to reach children and caregivers. At the same time, the social and economic ramifications of the pandemic have put families in even greater need of parenting and family support. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, many…
More than 100 child participants across East Asia convened with government officials to discuss the increased instances of child violence experienced during COVID-19 at World Vision’s Asia Pacific Child Well-Being Learning Exchange forum on 18 November 2020. The virtual event, organised in partnership with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, was introduced to bring together government, UN agencies, donors, civil society organisations, corporates, academia, subject matter experts and thought leaders in the development sector, to throw light on pressing issues facing the world’s most vulnerable…
Children in refugee contexts are at heightened risks of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the Alliance of Child Protection in Humanitarian Action with UNHCR hosted a webinar to explore the key considerations for adapting child protection responses in refugee settings to the current pandemic, including broader protection considerations.
Topics to be covered:
- Introduction
- Presentation of the Technical Note and other resources by the Alliance
- Key considerations for protection of…
UNICEF’s Office of Research is a dedicated independent research arm for UNICEF located in Florence, Italy. A large portion of the evaluation work done in the office focuses on Government supported cash transfer programs and their impacts on wellbeing of families, women and children. This webinar reviews some of the new and ongoing work conducted under the Transfer Project, a multi-organizational research and learning initiative, presented by Social Policy and Humanitarian specialists Amber Peterman, Tia Palermo and Jacob de Hoop. The first presentation will…
The Global Conference on Children on the Move provided a space for diverse stakeholders – including representatives from governments, civil society, multilateral institutions and the private sector – to discuss and advocate for a strong global strategy on protecting the rights of children on the move and other children affected by migration. In particular, the conference aimed to:
- Demonstrate the benefits of collective action in achieving clear positive outcomes for children on the move.
- Assess progress on and develop a strategy to accelerate the…
“The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance hosted its 3rd Annual Symposium on June 2nd, 2016. The event was held at the Birdsall House Conference Center in Washington, DC and also via live webcast. Just over 300 participants from 25 countries across NGOs, government, academia, donors and others joined the discussion in the room or online about ways of strengthening the social workforce to better support vulnerable families and children. The symposium enabled the exchange of information between members of the Alliance and other experts across countries and regions.”
The event was…