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.

This Guardian article reports that a growing shortage of suitable accommodation for vulnerable children in England is forcing social workers to place children in illegal or unregulated settings as a “least worst option,” sometimes in hotels, caravans, or temporary rented accommodation.

This Gulf News article reports that Dubai has launched a Foster Families Committee under the Community Development Authority to strengthen and expand the emirate’s alternative care system for children who cannot remain with their biological families.

This video from Sky News explores why care leavers in the UK face disproportionately high rates of early death, highlighting systemic issues such as the abrupt loss of support at age 18, gaps in mental health services, and poor coordination between agencies.

This UK government announcement outlines a newly launched review into the deaths of vulnerable young people leaving the care system, prompted by evidence that a disproportionately high number are dying at a young age. The review—led by Ashley John-Baptiste and Clare Chamberlain—will examine individual cases to understand the circumstances and identify gaps in support, particularly during the transition to adulthood when many care leavers lose consistent social services.

This article from UNICEF describes how Turkmenistan has initiated the development of its first National Programme on Child Protection and Justice for Children, marking a significant step toward strengthening its systems to safeguard children’s rights and well-being. The article highlights how the programme aims to establish a more coordinated and comprehensive framework for preventing violence, improving access to justice, and ensuring child-friendly services across sectors such as social welfare, education, and law enforcement.

This CNN article examines how increased immigration enforcement in the U.S. is leading to more children being separated from their parents and, in some cases, placed into foster care. It explains that as detentions and deportations rise, some states are changing laws and policies to prevent children from entering the foster system by allowing temporary guardianship arrangements instead.