This day-long conference, Cross-Border Family Mediation: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community, will be held on June 5, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

This cover story from the Islamic Society of North America's Islamic Horizons publication highlights the need for more Muslim foster families in the US.

"A practice of tearing children apart from their parents to keep other immigrants from coming is abusive and completely indefensible," writes Human Rights Watch in regards to the U.S. policy of separating families who arrive from the U.S. - Mexico border.

In this opinion piece for CBC News, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler discusses findings from a recent study which "followed the children of 5,942 teenage mothers in Manitoba up to their second birthday to see how many were placed into care."

This article from the Washington Post describes the impacts of the new US policy "in which families arriving at the border would be forcibly broken up, with children and parents separated from one another and detained separately."

The purpose of the consultancy is to assist the Violence against Children team, in the Child Protection Section - UNICEF NYHQ, in various tasks by providing technical expertise and coordination support.

Child Trends is seeking a Senior Research Scientist in the Child Welfare Program Area.

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to support the Inter Agency Child Protection Information Management System Users Group.

The 2018 OVC Applied Research & Best Practice Symposium will unite faith-based NGOs and top academic researchers serving vulnerable children around the globe.

Maestral International is seeking a Changing the Way We Care Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Senior Advisor – Short Term Technical Advisory (50% time – may be adjusted depending on work demand).