Ireland

Outlines strategies for responding to education needs in communities affected by crisis or chronic instability. Includes a summary of UNICEF’s approach, some practical information on implementation, and an identification of areas where more work is needed.

A publication on the global emergency of the AIDS pandemic and the crisis it creates among the children left behind. In an effort to protect vulnerable children, examples of country responses from Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe are highlighted. Includes recommendations for strategic action.

A technical report on the use of cash and in-kind transfers as a means of alleviating poverty in developing countries. A discussion of both advantages and disadvantages of cash transfers with recommendations for a pilot program for Malawi.

A summary of Ugandan child care and protection policies that have sought to de-institutionalize care, provide family tracing and re-unification, and improve community care.

A summary of strategies to prevent the migration of children to the streets as presented at a 1999 conference in Ireland.

A set of ethical principles and practice guidelines to protect the welfare of children in domestic and intercountry adoptions.

The Children's Act of Ghana reforms and consolidates the law relating to children.

This study was intended to identify existing arrangements surrounding children’s presence in institutional settings, identify legislation that contributes to the institutionalization of children, and make policy recommendations in respect of the opportunities to improve existing arrangements. 

This document provides background information to a study conducted on the situation of children in institutional homes in Ghana.

This document provides supplemental information to a study conducted on the situation of children in institutional homes in Ghana.