International Policies and Commitments

Key international guidance, policies, and commitments to advance children’s care globally.

A resolution "welcoming" the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November 2009.
Better Care Network collaborated with a coalition of actors to develop, endorse, and advocate for a comprehensive set of Key Recommendations for the…
This report summarizes the detailed findings of the global study on children deprived of liberty, the first scientific attempt, on the basis of…
The Committee on the Rights of the Child devoted its 2021 Day of General Discussion (DGD) to the issue of children in alternative care.
In January 2025, the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office initiated a global campaign to mobilize political will and…