Asia

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Jeong Park - The Orange County Register,

New research explores the traumatic experiences of children adopted from South Korean orphanages by American families following the end of the Korean War.

Sona Harutyunyan, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs,

This presentation from the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Armenia provides an overview of the demographic data of Armenia and offers a thorough review of the situation of children's care, and care reform efforts, in Armenia. 

June Ramli - Daily Mail Australia,

This article describes a 60 Minutes interview with Tara Winkler, co-founder of Cambodian Children's Trust, about the exploitation of children in orphanages, the harm caused by orphanage tourism, and Australia's potential ban on orphanage tourism. 

Gita Aravamudan - FirstPost ,

Indian adoptees living all over the world search for their biological families and discover they were trafficked into orphanages and adopted by families overseas, often unbeknownst to their biological parents. 

UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration (IOM),

This joint report from UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) explores in detail survey data from the Central and Eastern Mediterranean Sea routes to Europe, focusing on adolescents and youth on the move from Africa and Asia.

Ruwaida Md Zain - New Straits Times,

A Malaysian welfare organization has urged the federal government to set up a special body to regulate and control illegal orphanages in the country due to exploitation and abuse of the children living in the homes. 

The Yomiuri Shimbun,

Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has announced new targets for children in need of alternative care.

Christopher Knaus - The Guardian ,

Despite good intentions, volunteers and donors from Australia and the larger international community are supporting orphanages separating children from their families. Australia is seeking to curb support for orphanages in countries like Cambodia, where the trafficking of children into orphanages is a common practice. 

Xiaoyuan Shang and Karen Fisher,

This book reviews changes in policy and practices that affected the generation of young people who grew up in state care in China in the last 20 years.

Aditya Yatri - Youth Ki Awaaz ,

Children aging out of institutional care in India often have no legal identity and face many obstacles to survive on their own. These youth are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking, recruitment into the sex trade, getting involved in crime, or developing addictions.