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Al Jazeera,

A Palestinian boy has been talking about living on his own in Gaza after his mother had to leave with his injured sister. UNICEF says there are thousands of unaccompanied children in Gaza after five months of Israel’s war.

Halima Gikandi - The World,

Around the world, millions of children are growing up in orphanages, or children's homes as they are called in many places. But research has shown that the vast majority of them, actually have families.

Reuters,

A bill seeking to repeal Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) was presented in the West African country's parliament on Monday and will be discussed by lawmakers later this month. Former president Yahya Jammeh banned the practice in 2015 and introduced steep fines and jail sentences for perpetrators.

Darren Maguire, Keziah May, David McCormack, Tim Fosker,

The current review synthesizes the literature regarding the impact of placement instability on behavioural and mental health outcomes in foster care children. Three major databases and grey literature sources were searched for all relevant quantitative research published by July 2019.

UNICEF, CTWWC,

This is the monthly update of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform published in February 2024. 

Eurochild,

Temporary cover for period: March 2024 – August 2024 (6 months) contract

Salary:

3200 – 3500€ gross monthly salary depending on experience

CoramBAAF,

This webinar draws on a consultation with the international attachment research community to propose an updating of the curriculum, incorporating the key consensus findings of contemporary research. This includes the implications for a child's development of their various attachment relationships, and the impact of poverty and socioeconomic stressors on caregiving and attachment.

World Without Orphans,

This is the third Global Forum for a World Without Orphans to be held 29 February 29 - 03 March 2024 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 

Geeta Pandey, BBC News,

On a hot summer day in June 2010, two Indian children upset with their parents for hitting them left home. The siblings - 11-year-old Rakhi and seven-year-old Bablu - planned to go to their maternal grandparents who lived just a kilometre away. But a few wrong turns and they were lost.

Children's Rights Alliance,
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