A toolkit offering operational guidance and techniques for eliciting child participation in primary and secondary research. Includes in-depth consideration of related ethical issues.

Summary table of provisions of international humanitarian law and other provisions of international law specifically applicable to children in war.

A detailed policy framework for dealing with children associated with armed groups and armed forces. Includes a comprehensive annex outlining selected literature and useful websites.

A list of US programs and program approaches that influence family reunification outcomes. Relevant for social workers, policy-makers, and others involved in foster care, after care, and family reunification.

Outlines a set of global standards for schools of social work.

This report examines the current state of orphans and vulnerable children. It provides a regional overview, highlights trends, urges support for alternatives to institutional care and child participation, and presents a framework of protection and care of orphans and vulnerable children. Includes comprehensive data appendices.

This paper presents a set of global policy guidelines for the protection of children without parental care. It recommends the need for a global understanding of best practices within the legal framework of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

A brief fact sheet on the multilevel support needs of children without parental care. Includes a brief section on statistical data and examples of UNICEF action in several countries around the world.

A document with guidelines and the framework for a comprehensive and accurate response to the problem of displaced persons.

A paper that makes recommendations (based on field work) to the UN, NGOs and governments for a more effective international system to care for internally displaced persons.