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This is a Proposed Rule document from the U.S. Department of State regarding international adoptions.  The Department of State (the Department) proposes to amend requirements for accreditation of agencies and approval of persons who provide adoption services in intercountry adoption cases.

This media briefing from Oxfam describes the Italian reception system for unaccompanied minors which "has turned out to be inadequate for protecting lone refugee and migrant children and their rights," according to the report.

Victoria, Australia considers a proposal wherein professional foster carers could be paid to look after some of the state's most vulnerable and troubled children. 

This study evaluates one mid-Atlantic state’s implementation of a FGDM called family involvement meetings (FIMs) to improve family strengths and their active engagement in the service planning process.

In this opinion article from Huffington Post, Carol Emig states that there are millions of refugee children around the world who need protection.  She cites Moving Beyond Trauma: Child Migrants and Refugees in the U.S., which states that more than a 127,000 children will enter into the U.S. by the end of 2016. 

In this video, Newsy discusses UNICEF's recent report that there are now 50 million displaced children worldwide.

This news report for NBC News states that a new UN report shows that children make up half of the world's refugee population.  

This document is a statement in support of the Guidelines on Children's Reintegration. 

These Guidelines build on several existing care policies, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

Groups from across the East African country are working to build systems of "alternative care" for children living outside ther families. But do these efforts stand a chance next to the business of international adoption?