Democratic Republic of the Congo

Demographic Data:

  • Total Population: 74.88 million
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 58.7 years
  • Human Development Index: 176 out of 188 
  • World Bank Status: Low Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 1.0%
  • Mean Household Composition: 5.3 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 25%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2013/2014

 

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Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR),

'Children First: Journal on Children's Lives', the bi-annual Journal of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), Government of Delhi (http://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/

Laura Rawlings, Philip Goldman,

The number of children estimated to have experienced the death of a parent or caregiver as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has surged to more than 5.2 million globally, according to a new modeling study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. Maestral President, Philip Goldman, and Laura Rawlings detail essential measures to address this global crisis in this article.

Interfax Ukraine,

Ukraine's Ministry of Social Policy has said interstate adoption is impossible under the current conditions, and the dissemination of such false information contains signs of fraud and a violation of children's rights.

Belfast Telegraph,

Northern Ireland’s Children’s commissioner has expressed “great concern” about the lack of progress on mental health services for vulnerable children after figures revealed that up to 17 looked after children died over the past five years.

New York Times,

A family from India froze to death just yards away from crossing into the United States from Canada. Desperate migrants are trying their luck on the northern border.

Inter-agency Statement,

These recommendations are intended for international, national and local agencies and authorities with a role to play in the emergency response in Ukraine, in particular in aspects pertaining to protection of children. All NGOs called on the international community to protect the 100,000 children from institutions in Ukraine. These organizations warned that without a centralised system to track the whereabouts, safety and well-being of these children, they risk being trafficked, or abandoned.

International Center for Evidence in Disability,

Date: 14 - 17 March 2022

Time: 10:00 - 12:00 (Date and time zone is UK)

Andrew E. Kramer, Maria Varenikova - New York Times,

Some surrogate mothers are trapped by the fighting as their due dates near. And newborns face uncertain fates, with many biological parents now unable to travel to Ukraine.

Ruth Edmonds, Alfred Ochaya, Nicola Sansom,

This article explores the role resilience processes play in education and well-being outcomes for street-connected children. It draws on research and practice undertaken as part of the Building with Bamboo Programme (BwB) on resilience. BwB investigated the forms a resilience-based approach might usefully take in practice, the effect this has on promoting resilience in children, and how this resilience leads to improved outcomes in their lives.

Child Rights NGO Coalition Hungary,

Это руководство предназначено для молодых людей и их семей, спасающихся бегством от конфликта в Украине в Венгрию. Он содержит основные практические вопросы и ответы, чтобы помочь тем, кто нуждается в немедленной помощи по прибытии в Венгрию. Этот ресурс был составлен Гражданской коалицией за права ребенка, крупнейшей в Венгрии профессиональной сетью гражданского общества по правам ребенка.