Building on a previous conversation exploring new research from The Two Lilies Fund and SAPPIN on workforce wellbeing in early childhood development (ECD) and care work, this second session turns toward solutions, practice, and change.

The first regional Rise Up Policy Forum + Huddle will take place in Africa, from 24-26 June 2026 in Kampala, Uganda. The Forum + Huddle will explore the contexts, strengths, challenges and solutions specific to the African region, convening African child protection expertise, promoting strong national child protection systems, and creating a regional dialogue aimed at transforming child protection into a more data-informed, collaborative, and preventive system. 

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

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.”

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.

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.