This report warns reports that modern slavery in the UK has reached its highest recorded levels and is likely to continue rising, according to the country’s independent anti-slavery commissioner. The article highlights that referrals of potential victims have nearly doubled in recent years—surpassing 23,000 cases in 2025—driven not only by better detection but by growing global and domestic vulnerabilities such as poverty, conflict, and unsafe migration pathways.

This Guardian article reports that a United Nations human rights expert has warned that Denmark’s removal of a newborn child from a Greenlandic mother following controversial parenting competency assessments may constitute ethnic discrimination.

This Associated Press investigation reveals how many adopted children in the U.S.

The CNN report (published April 28, 2026) describes how the U.S. administration is moving to speed up deportation proceedings for migrant children held in custody by advancing immigration court hearings by weeks or months.

This article reports on a violent attack in Nigeria where gunmen raided an orphanage in Kogi State, abducting 23 young children, most of whom were later rescued while others remained missing.

This article explains how the Flemish government in Flanders has introduced new regulations to phase out intercountry adoptions, with a full halt expected by 2027 due to longstanding concerns about irregularities and unethical practices in adoption processes.

This UNICEF article describes how partners in Mozambique are working together to strengthen child protection systems through coordinated national efforts, highlighting progress such as improved case management, expanded social services, and stronger workforce capacity despite ongoing crises.

This BBC article examines concerns about children with complex needs being placed in unregulated or small residential homes in the UK, often far from their families, due to shortages in appropriate care placements.

This Guardian investigation reports that at least 104 children in England have died over a six-year period in which living in temporary accommodation was identified as a contributing factor, raising urgent concerns about the safety of emergency housing for homeless families.

This article reports that New Zealand’s Child Protection Investigation Unit—established to investigate serious harm to children in state care and identify systemic failures—is being significantly hindered by poor information-sharing between government agencies and partner organizations. Internal reports reveal that delays, limited access to critical data, and lack of visibility into other agencies’ work have slowed investigations and risk undermining the unit’s effectiveness and impact.