Desk review of existing literature and research to track the extent to which the HIV pandemic has been a driver of growth in children’s residential care and the situation of HIV affected children in care.

La présente étude réunit un grand nombre d’exemples de bonnes politiques et bonnes pratiques présentés lors de la journée de discussion générale du Comité des droits de l’enfant 2011 (DGD) sur le thème « Enfants de détenus ». 

Cette note d'orientation de Save the Children présente le contexte, les objectifs et les principes directeurs énoncés dans les lignes directrices pour la protection de remplacement des enfants. Elle explique également pourquoi la prise en charge familiale est le mode de protection de remplacement à preferer aux placement en institutions.

This International Labour Organization (ILO) document introduces a new international standard adopted in June 2012, the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202), that provides guidance to member States in building comprehensive social security systems and extending social security coverage by prioritizing the establishment of national floors of social protection accessible to all in need.

This International Labour Organization (ILO) brief introduces a new international standard adopted in June 2012, the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202), that provides guidance to member States in building comprehensive social security systems and extending social security coverage by prioritizing the establishment of national floors of social protection accessible to all in need.

This policy brief by Save the Children sets out the organization’s position on intercountry adoption, highlighting research findings and referring to international legal standards and good practices. Recognizing that intercountry adoption has played a role in allowing for abandoned, orphaned or children with disabilities to be raised in a loving family from another country, the organization stresses effective regulation to ensure it serves the best interest of the child and does not involve commercial or criminal gain, fraud, child trafficking, or the deception of the birth parents.

The Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS), at the University of Strathclyde, has been awarded the commission for an international implementation and monitoring handbook on the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, which were approved by the UN General Assembly in 2009.The purpose of the handbook is to provide specific guidance on the how the guidelines can be practically implemented - a gap that currently exists among service providers and child protection specialists.

On May 2, 2012, in preparation of the Family Strengthening and Alternative Care Conference for Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa in Dakar, Senegal, BCN and the regional planning committee convened experts and practitioners to present and discuss the efforts to implement the Guidelines for the Alternative Care in the region. Watch this video for presentations, country level experience from Togo, and discussions on the pressing issues facing implementation in the region.

The Fifth Annual Report to Congress on Public Law 109-95, The Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 highlights continued efforts made by the U.S. Government to improve coordination on behalf of vulnerable children in the past year.

This paper presents UNICEF's Social Protection Strategic Framework, which was developed to respond to the emerging global challenges and increased demand for policy and guidance on social protection.