This webinar, held December 16, 2025, spotlighted the powerful intersection between two consequential global advocacy movements in human rights: the reform of alternative care systems for children and the advancement of children’s access t

Date: Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Start time: 0800 New York / 1300 London / 1400 Geneva / 2100 Manila (90 mins) 

This webinar presented findings from a 2025 Media Landscape Analysis by Pinkston and Barna’s 2025 survey of U.S. Christians, highlighting a significant shift in Christian media narratives away from orphanages and toward family-based care, alongside rising awareness that poverty—not orphanhood—drives most placements.

What We Stand For: Essentials of Children’s Rights is an engaging, story-driven online course that brings UNICEF’s child rights mandate to life.

This paper highlights the importance of supporting refugee parents through targeted parenting interventions to promote the well-being and resilience of children and adolescents in refugee settings. It finds that comprehensive, group-based, and longer-term programs, combined with support for basic needs, can strengthen parenting practices, though more research is needed on their cultural relevance and long-term impact.

Investing in parent and caregiver support is one of the most impactful and cost-effective actions countries can take to advance children’s rights and accelerate progress toward the SDGs.

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Date: December 4, 2025

Time: 15:00 - 16:00 UTC

📅 Date: 4 December 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 11:30 SAST | 11:00 – 12:30 EAT | 08:00 – 09:30 BST

 Date: 3 December 2025