ECPAT International is seeking a Senior Researcher for its International Research and Policy Programme in Bangkok, Thailand. 

The ICEB Editorial Board invites submission of abstracts (500 words or less) on topics relating to research and exploration of work with institutionalised children and with children in other alternative modes of care. 

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist to be based in Yangon, Myanmar. 

According to the article, the ChildSafe Movement has now “revamped” its company certification, which recognizes tourism companies for their dedication to child protection and commitment to ChildSafe’s 7 Standards by granting them a “ChildSafe Certification.” 

This document discusses how there is increasing international mobilization around the importance of family care for optimal child development.

This report contains detailed discussions that occurred during conference sessions.  The first day focused on Caregivers.  The second day focused on aftercare services. This report contains Article 20 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  It provides background information on alternative care, which includes a definition and an overview of the alternative care situation in South Asia. It also includes some key guidelines from the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care for Children.

This study assesses the effects of institutional care on social interaction anxiety in children and further assesses the role of social interaction anxiety in emotional and behavioral problems in children.

The purpose of this consultancy is to conduct a rapid situation assessment of children without parental care in Lao PDR in line with the Child Protection Section’s multi-year work plan (2015- 2016) with the Government of Lao PDR.

The Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2016, under the theme “Promoting the Dignity and Worth of People,” will be held from June 27 (Monday) to June 30 (Thursday), 2016, at the COEX convention and exhibition center in Seoul, South Korea.