The Second Global Ministerial Conference to End Violence Against Children, to be hosted by the Government of the Philippines in partnership with WHO and UNICEF on 18–19 November 2026, offers a new opportunity to build on this progress and translate commitments into action. This webinar will explore how parent and caregiver support can be positioned at the heart of this agenda.

This session will be held in commemoration of Parenting Month to explore the importance of inclusive play and parenting practices that support all children, including children and parents with disabilities and special needs, to thrive and reach their full potential.

June 17-18, 2026

Around the world, an estimated one billion people cannot prove who they are. For children on the move, whether displaced by conflict, poverty or climate the absence of a legal identity can shape an entire life.  Seen, Counted, Protected is a 90-minute virtual session that brings together frontline organisations from Colombia, Greece, Guatemala, Mexico, Nepal, and the United Kingdom. 

The movement of persons with psychosocial disabilities recognizes that the experiences, priorities and leadership of youth, women, and gender diverse persons with psychosocial disabilities are still not adequately centered within the broader deinstitutionalization and community inclusion agendas. This side-event at the Conference of State Parties will bring together allied movements, and other multiple stakeholders including state parties, multilateral agencies, donors, and human rights organizations to take stock of the situation, explore status of the current DI agenda and collectively action for inclusion of intersectional groups.

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Alliance) is organising the 2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action on Zoom from the 9th to 11th of June 2026. This year's meeting will focus on the crucial theme: "Child Protection in a Resource-Constrained World: From Challenges in Financing to Innovative Solutions.”

This webinar—hosted by the Transitioning Residential Care Working Group under the Transforming Children's Care Collaborative—will bring together practitioners from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern and Southern Africa to explore how social norms shape efforts to transition away from residential care and how they can be effectively addressed.

There is now broad recognition of the systemic illicit nature of past practices in both national and intercountry adoptions.

The Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), together with the Government of Rwanda, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, and the Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN), is hosting Investing in the Early Years: A Global Technical Financing Forum from May 6-8, 2026, in K

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, Better Care Network, Early Childhood Development Action Network, INSPIRE Implementation Working Group, Moving Minds Alliance and Georgetown University’s Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues are co-convening a webinar for child protection, care, and development stakeholders to share and discuss recommendations to address the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts on children and their families and sustain progress in the changing landscape.