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 UNICEF Malaysia welcomes the passage of the Social Work Profession Bill 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) on 14 July as a significant milestone towards strengthening and professionalizing social work in Malaysia.
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 warns that Ukrainian children who have been unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred to Russia are at heightened risk of human trafficking, exploitation, and abuse due to their separation from families, lack of monitoring, and changes to their legal identity.
The article describes how Catholic nuns in India have helped more than 1,000 orphaned and abandoned children find permanent, loving families through a long-running adoption program.
This article tells the story of adoptive parents in Singapore who, after forming a deep bond with their child, are devastated to learn he may have been trafficked from Indonesia as part of an illegal adoption network.
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.