"The Juvenile Aid Police Unit (JAPU) of Chennai city police and the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) workers have sealed an unlicenced juvenile orphanage home ‘SEERS’ (Socio-Economic Education Rehabilitation Society) at Sathyamurthy Nagar in Vyasarpadi on Monday, and all the 18 juveniles were shifted to other juvenile care homes," says this article from the New Indian Express.

This article presents evidence of son preference in the child trafficking market for illegal adoption in China, where son preference is explicitly revealed by choice and quantified by the price premium of a boy.

The present paper emphasizes on the trends of institutional care in India where the large population is poor. Keeping in view the socio-economic conditions of the country, it is an attempt to explore the challenges and living conditions of children in institutional care run by government and non-governmental organizations in the regions of Punjab and Chandigarh in northern India.

According to this article from Reuters, "police in Mumbai have charged nine alleged members of a baby-trafficking ring." They have been accused of "having bought and sold at least seven babies over a six-year period."

The Child Protection Section of UNICEF India has engaged the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance to map and undertake a comprehensive human resources and capacity gap assessment of the existing child protection workforce in five states in India. The GSSWA is seeking Consultant State Coordinators to work as part of the Alliance national consultancy team for this project.

This brief discusses ways in which the roles and functions of Korea’s child welfare facilities should change to better meet the diverse needs of children in need.

This study explores the physical and emotional effects of parental migration on left-behind children in Nepal.

Using three waves of the China Family Panel Studies data collected in 2010, 2012 and 2014, the current study examines the association between parental migration and a number of early childhood development (ECD) outcomes.

This scoping review examines 23 studies on children’s experiences of residential care settings across mainland Southeast Asia, finding that research is concentrated in Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia, with no studies identified from Myanmar or Vietnam. It highlights significant gaps in research that directly engages children and examines the history, purpose, and culture of residential care, emphasizing the need for further evidence to strengthen alternative care and support the shift toward family-based care.

This study evaluates a parenting programme in Timor-Leste designed to improve developmental outcomes for disadvantaged children and adolescents, particularly among Bolsa da Mãe families and communities. Led by the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion with support from UNICEF, the research documents programme implementation and experiences to inform efforts to strengthen parenting support across the country.