Asia

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Lilit Petrosyan - National Statistical Service, Republic of Armenia,

This document from the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia provides an overview and assessment of the alternative care system in the country.

Marije Stoltenborgh, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg , and Marinus H. van IJzendoorn,

This article describes the results of a meta-analytic review aimed at providing an estimate of the prevalence of physical and emotional neglect by integrating prevalence figures from the body of research reporting on neglect. It discusses and makes recommendations on the dearth of studies investigating the prevalence of child neglect, despite evidence of its severe consequences on millions of children, and a global prevalence estimated to be above 15%.

Committee for the Special Protection of Children Department of Justice,

This is a revision and update of the Comprehensive Program on Child Protection (CPCP). Now on its 3rd cycle covering the period 2012-2016, the CPCP provides the overall thrusts, directions, goals, strategies and interventions in the care and protection of Filipino children who are at risk, disadvantaged and vulnerable to various forms of abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation.

Al Jazeera,

This article sheds light on the money-making industry of orphanages and orphanage voluntourism in Cambodia.

Al Jazeera ,

Throughout Cambodia well-intentioned volunteers have helped to create a surge in the number of residential care homes as impoverished parents are tempted into giving up their children in response to promises of a Western-style upbringing and education. Despite a period of prosperity in the country, the number of children in orphanages has more than doubled in the past decade, and over 70 per cent of the estimated 10,000 'orphans' have at least one living parent.

Diplomatie francaise,

Entretien avec une representante de l'ambassade de France en Inde au sujet des adoptions internationales.

Juliana Ruhfus - Al Jazeera ,

This People & Power documentary from Al Jazeera investigates the orphanage tourism industry in Cambodia. 

Save the Children,

This video showcases the Family-based care program of Save the Children and its partners in Indonesia.

Better Care Network,

The People’s Republic of China issued its third and fourth combined report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in June 2012. This extract of the report focuses on sections relevant to children's care and in particular those addressing Family Environment and Alternative Care

John Williamson, Peter Gross, USAID,

This report describes the outcomes of the joint DCOF/UNICEF visit to Cambodia to assess a three-year, DCOF-funded project on Strengthening Systems to Protect Vulnerable Children and Families in Cambodia.