Social Welfare Sector Reform

MDG Good Practices
United Nations Development Group | Friday, July 23, 2010
Good practices covered in this publication have sought to address specific constraints and challenges in achieving the Goals, in each country’s context, with specific examples related to care and protection for vulnerable children. View document

Gender-sensitive social protection and the MDGs: Gender dynamics cut across all eight of the Millennium Development Goals
Overseas Development Institute | Thursday, July 01, 2010
This briefing paper draws on ODI’s research on social protection and gender in eight countries and three regions funded by DFID and AusAID and discusses how social protection interventions can promote an inter¬linked gender-sensitive approach to the MDGs. View document

A Chance for Every Child: How a focus on children can help DFID achieve equitable progress on the Millennium Development Goals
DFID Civil Society Organisations Child Rights Working Group | Thursday, July 01, 2010
The evidence presented in this paper shows that insufficient attention paid to equity across and within generations has devastating impacts for the achievement of the MDGs and for the wellbeing of children now and in the future. View document

Protect for the Future: Placing Children’s Protection and Care at the Heart of Achieving the MDGs
EveryChild | Thursday, July 01, 2010
This report argues that a failure to provide proper care and protection for children is hindering progress in the achievement of many of the MDGs. View document

The Protective Environment: Development Support for Child Protection
Karin Landgren | 2005
A paper introducing the concept of a ‘Protective Environment’ which outlines the elements required in a society for the effective protection of children from violence, exploitation and abuse. View document

Why Effective National Child Protection Systems are Needed: Key Recommendations in Response to the Study on Violence Against Children
Save the Children | 2006 | 809KB
Save the Children’s response to the UN Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children. It outlines the key steps required by governments towards ending all forms of violence against children. View document

Final Report from Wilton Park Conference, The Neglected Agenda: Protecting Children without Adequate Parental Care
Louise Melville Fulford | Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Policy recommendations and conclusions from November’s high level conference focused on gathering data, harnessing political will, strengthening systems, securing funding, and increasing public and political understanding regarding children without adequate parental care View document

The Risk of Harm to Young People in Institutional Care
Kevin Browne | Friday, January 15, 2010
Analysis of the impact of institutionalization on young children with core recommendation for policy and practice to ensure children's right to family is upheld. View document

Budgeting in the Context of Child Care Reform
Vesna Bosnjak | Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Summarizes main issues in public financial management which have prevented resource reallocation between residential and alternative care services for children. View document

U.S. Government and Partners: Working Together on a Comprehensive, Coordinated and Effective Response to Highly Vulnerable Children
USG Secretariat for Orphans and Vulnerable Children | Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Provides global estimates of the number of highly vulnerable children; a summary of United States Government (USG) assistance programs for highly vulnerable children; a summary of progress coordinating the response among USG agencies; key strategic issues and opportunities; priorities for 2009–2010 and beyond; and a summary of the results and achievements of USG assistance View document