Better Care Network highlights recent news pieces related to the issue of children's care around the world. These pieces include newspaper articles, interviews, audio or video clips, campaign launches, and more.
This article examines the largely hidden reality of children and teenagers in the United States who take on significant caregiving responsibilities for ill, disabled, or aging family members, often stepping into adult roles with little recognition or support.
This article explores the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where nearly 60,000 children—about 6% of the child population—have lost one or both parents during the ongoing war, turning orphanhood into a widespread, collective reality rather than an individual tragedy.
This article reports on ongoing efforts in Armenia to strengthen child protection and family support systems, highlighting government and partner initiatives aimed at improving care for vulnerable children.
This article documents an emotional reunification in Rwanda where dozens of former child combatants—many of whom had been recruited or raised within armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo—are reconnected with their families after undergoing rehabilitation and reintegration support.
This article reports on a proposed government scheme in Kosovo to provide monthly financial support for children without parental care who are placed in alternative family-based care, as well as for the families who care for them.
The article reports that thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children in the United States could lose access to legal representation after the Trump administration cut funding and ended key contracts with legal aid organizations.
This article examines how the growing use of international surrogacy arrangements is increasing the risk of babies being born stateless, due to conflicting laws on parenthood and citizenship across countries.
This Podcast explores a major child trafficking case in which families in Singapore may have unknowingly adopted babies from Indonesia who were allegedly trafficked through a criminal network.
This article reports on a deadly fire at an orphanage near Algiers, Algeria, which killed 11 children and injured 19 others after breaking out in the early hours of the morning.
The article examines how armed gangs in Haiti are exploiting children amid the country’s escalating crisis, with many children being coerced into recruitment, violence, and survival roles through threats, poverty, and lack of alternatives.