The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), Child Identity Protection (CHIP) and supporting organizations convened a symposium focusing on “The Child’s Right to Identity in Emergency Settings”. The symposium delved deeper into the challenges of protecting and preserving identity rights, including nationality rights, for children on the move and children affected by armed conflict. It examined how children’s identity rights are undermined in emergency settings, the increased risk of statelessness and the need for urgent action on repatriation, reintegration and reunification of children affected by armed conflict. 

​​​​​​​India Alternative Care Network (IACN) is calling for contributions to the tenth edition of its newsletter, IACN Quarterly . 

The  FAQs document, Every Child’s Right to Family Life: Introduction to Family Strengthening and Alternative Care in India, compiled by the India Alternative Care Network (IACN) in collaboration with Hope and Homes for Children (HHC) and UNICEF, India, was launched at the Workshop on De-institutionalisation and Family Based Alternative Care organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, Govt. of Kerala, in collaboration with UNICEF, India. IACN and HHC are organising a webinar to talk about the  FAQs  document, its key components, and use.

SIRCC Online: 9 - 10 November 2022

Our aim for SIRCC is to provide an inspiring space for you. It’s a place to connect, share and learn practice, challenge and inspire.

The social service workforce plays an important role within social protection systems by connecting children, individuals, and families with a range of social services across sectors. Despite the increasing challenge of poverty and vulnerability exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change, as well as the increasing recognition of the role of social service workers, investments in strengthening the workforce remain low across most countries. This presentation aims to clarify the role of the social service workforce in the social protection system. It also outlines key considerations for strengthening the social service workforce in their integral role in delivering effective and efficient social protection programmes and services.

This global webinar addressed the need to give greater priority to adolescent mental health, globally, and particularly in low- and middle- income countries. Experts from RTI International, Plan International, Johns Hopkins University, and AstraZeneca share research findings and present new analysis of global data with the aim of motivating and guiding action to improve adolescent mental health.

Join the Olympic Refuge Foundation and MHPSS.net for the launch of a database of good practices from over 130 tools and resources, with a panel of experts from the fields of sport, youth development and MHPSS.

This chapter in the book "Separated Migrant Young Women in State Care" explores how state care systems respond to separated young migrants, using examples from across the globe.