Information Sheet: Measures in Response to the Arrival of Displaced People Fleeing the War in Ukraine

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

In response to requests for information, ECRE has compiled a non-exhaustive document of measures taken by European countries to address the arrival of people fleeing the war in Ukraine (UA). The document provides country-by-country information regarding two main areas of policy and legal developments in response to arrivals from UA: the first part identifies measures adopted on entry/stay requirements, reception-related arrangements, as well as asylum procedures; the second part provides information on national measures implementing the Council implementing decision of the Temporary Protection Directive, or establishing other special statuses for persons fleeing Ukraine.

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Creating Synergies Between Social Protection and Care Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa

Emily Delap of Child Frontiers, UNICEF South Africa, UNICEF Mozambique, UNICEF ESARO, CTWWC

Social protection is increasingly being used in Eastern and Southern Africa to address economic and social vulnerability. Many governments in the region are also engaged in care reform to prevent family separation, support families to care for children well and provide quality alternative care. The same frontline workers are also often engaged in these two streams of work. This paper provides an outline of the key concepts and processes involved in social protection system strengthening and care reform and makes an argument for encouraging greater synergies between these two systems.

Tips for Parents During the War

UNICEF, USAID

In the brochure, you will find the basic rules of safety, hygiene, nutrition, vaccination, psychological support - the answers to the questions that are currently most relevant are collected in one material prepared by UNICEF with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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Intersections Between COVID-19 and Socio-Economic Mental Health Stressors in the Lives of South African Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Zoe Duby, Brittany Bunce, Chantal Fowler, Kate Bergh, Kim Jonas, Janan Janine Dietrich, Darshini Govindasamy, Caroline Kuo, Catherine Mathews

The purpose of this study was to examine socio-economic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 on South African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in order to understand how additional challenges brought on by COVID-19 have intersected with existing challenges, compounding AGYW vulnerabilities.

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The Impact of Viral Diseases on the Rights of Vulnerable Population: COVID-19 and the Nigerian Internally Displaced Child

Oluwabunmi L. Niyi-Gafar, Olanike S. Adelakun

This article examines the challenges that internally displaced children face in the midst of COVID-19. The article investigates the level of protection that the displaced children have and what social and medical mechanisms have been put in place to cater for them during the pandemic.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Children's Lives in the United States: Amplified Inequities and a Just Path to Recovery

Charles Oberg, HR Hodges, Sara Gander, Rita Nathawad, Diana Cutts

This review will first highlight systemic/institutional inequities accentuated by the pandemic for subgroups of vulnerable children. These include Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), Black and Latinx, Indigenous populations, refugee communities, those with disability and LGBTQIA+ youth.

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Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

Home Thrive Scale: Case Management Tool Towards Preventing Family Separation and Ensuring Children Thrive in Family-based and Alternative Care Options

Audria Choudhury

The strengths-based assessment tool serves to both prevent family breakdowns and reintegrate children from institutions back into families (or other family-based or alternative care options). This article provides an overview of the tool, including its purpose, set-up and functionality within a case management system.

Relationships Matter: Exploring the Implementation of the Quality Parenting Initiative and the Foster Parent Experience

Ericka M. Lewis, Vithya Murugan, Kimberly A. Williams, Richard P. Barth, Bethany R. Lee

This study explored perceptions of Quality Parenting Initiative's (QPI) impact on the foster parent experience, with a particular focus on foster parent involvement in implementation efforts and strengthening stakeholder relationships.