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 describes how Syrian families are increasingly taking in abandoned children—often found in public places due to war, poverty, and social stigma—providing them with care and a sense of belonging despite legal and financial challenges.
This article describes how the Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening child protection and improving conditions in orphanage homes through stricter regulation, oversight, and collaboration with care providers.
This article highlights the severe impact of the June 2026 earthquakes in Venezuela, where powerful back-to-back tremors have left millions of children exposed to heightened risks.
This article describes how Romania is in the final stages of closing its old orphanages, a process which began in the 1990s, when more than 100,000 children were living in such institutions.
This article explores the lifelong journeys of three intercountry adoptees from India who are searching for their biological mothers and answers about their origins.
This article examines concerns about the treatment of children in care in Ireland and argues that the State has failed to fully uphold the constitutional rights of children placed in alternative care.
This UNICEF article describes how in Musenyi, Burundi, a project implemented by Save the Children, with support from UNICEF and funding from the Global Humanitarian Fund, provides protection, care, and hope to Congolese refugee children separated from their families.
This article highlights a warning from the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons about the growing risks of child trafficking among migrant, forcibly displaced, and stateless children.
This article highlights the devastating impact of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including the deaths of children living in orphanages and other vulnerable settings.
This article examines the growing concerns around child-headed households in Zambia as disruptions to HIV treatment access leave some parents unable to continue receiving life-saving medication.