Memoria de Labores 2019

Consejo Nacional de Adopciones

El Consejo Nacional de Adopciones se presenta al público en general la Memoria de Labores correspondiente al 2019, en la cual el único compromiso fue restituir los derechos de la niñez guatemalteca.

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Desarraigados en CentroAmérica y México: Los niños migrantes y refugiados se enfrentan a un círculo vicioso de adversidad y peligro

UNICEF

En este informe de la Infancia en peligro se evalúan las causas estructurales de las migraciones irregulares procedentes del norte de Centroamérica y México, y se analizan las distintas dificultades y peligros a los que se enfrentan los niños migrantes y refugiados y sus familias durante los arduos procesos de migración y retorno.

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Guatemala: VI Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil (ENSMI) 2014-2015 - Informe Final

Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS), Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia (Segeplán)

El informe tiene como propósito presentar a las autoridades gubernamentales, no gubernamentales, agencias de cooperación internacional, medios de comunicación social, instituciones académicas, centros de investigación y población en general, los resultados obtenidos que muestran las condiciones de salud reproductiva, salud materno infantil y para los demás temas incluidos en la encuesta.

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Reglamento para la Aplicación de Medidas de Protección a Niños Privados de su Medio Familiar por parte de juzgados que ejercen competencia en materia de Niñez y Adolescencia Amenazada o Violada en sus Derechos Humanos

Centro Nacional de Análisis y Documentación Judicial

Este reglamento tiene por objeto adecuar la práctica judicial al sistema de protección integral de niñez y adolescencia, en la aplicación de medidas de protección y abrigo provisional de niños privados de su medio familiar.

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Reglamento de la Procuraduría de la Niñez y la Adolescencia de la Procuraduría General de la Nación

Procuraduría General de la Nación

El presente reglamento tiene como objeto desarrollar los procedimientos técnicos y administrativos que realiza la Procuraduría de la Niñez y la Adolescencia y sus Delegaciones Regionales en cada una de las materias que la Ley de Protección Integral de la Niñez y la Adolescencia y otros cuerpos legales le asignan.

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The State of Uganda Population Report 2019 - Promote Social Protection: Ensure Equity and Equality in harnessing the Demographic Dividend

National Population Council

The State of Uganda Population Report 2019 shows the potential of social protection systems to promote inclusive development that leaves no one behind—to reduce poverty, inequality and promote social inclusion.

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Child Poverty and Deprivation in Refugee-Hosting Areas: Evidence from Uganda

Cardiff University and UNICEF

This study assessed child poverty, deprivation and social service delivery in refugee and host communities in selected districts in the country’s three major refugee-hosting areas: West Nile, a sub-region of Northern region that borders South Sudan; the country’s South West, which borders the DRC and Rwanda; and the capital, Kampala.

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Towards a Social Protection Strategy for the Poor and Vulnerable: Outcomes of the consultation process

Council for Agricultural and Rural Development, Cambodia

This Note provides background and technical information on social protection in Cambodia to inform the development of a national social protection strategy for the poor and vulnerable by the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD).

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Shaping the national social protection strategy in Cambodia: Global influence and national ownership

Huck-ju Kwon, Sarah Cook, Yusun Kim - Global Social Policy

This article analyses the interactions among global and national actors in the policy dynamics of Cambodia’s National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS); it is intended to disentangle the complex politics of global social policy at the national level.

Pathways to Protection – Referral mechanisms and case management for vulnerable children in Eastern and Southern Africa

Keetie Roelen, Siân Long and Jerker Edström - Centre for Social Protection Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK

This discussion paper puts forward a set of lessons learned and recommendations for referral mechanisms and case management for vulnerable children in the Eastern and Southern Africa region (ESAR).

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La situación de niños, niñas y adolescentes en las instituciones de protección y cuidado de América Latina y el Caribe

Javier Palummo - UNICEF

Este trabajo pretende identificar los principales problemas que enfrentan los países de la región en relación al tema y desarrolla someramente algunos de los estándares de derechos humanos que deben ser observados, con el objetivo de contribuir sustancialmente a la adecuación de los sistemas de protección en lo que refiere a la utilización de la internación de los niños, niñas y adolescentes en las instituciones de protección.

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‘It was the best of times; it was the worst of times’: The impact of Covid-19 on families in the child protection process

Jadwiga Leigh - Qualitative Social Work

In this short editorial, the organization New Beginnings shares the stories of three of the families they work with who have wanted to explain what lockdown has meant for them during this peculiar time.

Determinants of implementing cash transfer program for orphans and vulnerable children: A case of Isiolo County, Kenya

Thomas Mugo Njeru and David Minja - International Academic Journal of Law and Society

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which government allocated financial resources, management procedures and stakeholders are major determinants of implementation of cash transfer program for orphans and vulnerable children in Isiolo County, Kenya.

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Whole Children, Whole Haiti: Inspiring stories of care, family, and advocacy for children in Haiti

Kristi Gleason, Amanda Cox, Delia Pop - Bethany Global and Hope and Homes for Children

This publication is presented in three parts. Part 1 discusses how seeing Haitian children as part of a complex and beautiful social system can inform best practices in child care reform. Part 2 highlights eight organizations working towards family-based care and the preservation of families and communities. Part 3 provides inspiration for collective action and transformation.

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Action Plan for improving child care with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016-2018 (Khmer)

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation - Kingdom of Cambodia

This Action Plan for improving child care, with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016 - 2018, was developed to support the implementation of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) Work Platform 2014–2018 and the Sub-Decree 119 on the Management of Residential Care Institutions, which was endorsed on 11 September 2015.

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Action Plan for improving child care with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016-2018

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation - Kingdom of Cambodia

This Action Plan for improving child care, with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016 - 2018, was developed to support the implementation of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) Work Platform 2014–2018 and the Sub-Decree 119 on the Management of Residential Care Institutions, which was endorsed on 11 September 2015.

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Evaluation of the Thailand National Child and Youth Development Plan 2012-2015

Frank Noij and Chitrapon Vanaspong - Department of Children and Youth, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and UNICEF Thailand

The present evaluation examines the National Child and Youth Development Plan, which provides a framework for the development of children and youth in Thailand. The evaluation aimed to review the design and implementation of the NCYDP and to generate lessons in order to improve the operation of the current plan and to inform the development of a follow-up plan for the period beyond 2016.

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สร้างสรรค์อนาคต ประเทศไทย เกื้อหนุนชีวิตเด็กในแคมป์ก่อสร้าง (Building Futures for Thailand: Support to Children Living in Construction Site Camps)

UNICEF

This report is based on in-depth interviews with migrant children and parents, real estate and construction companies, government Ministries, and NGOs. It explores the challenges faced by children living in construction site camps, and suggests solutions that can be scaled to foster social responsibility within Thailand’s construction sector.

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Thailand Migration Report 2019

United Nations Thematic Working Group on Migration in Thailand

The Thailand Migration Report 2019, jointly produced by members of the United Nations Thailand Working Group on Migration, contains 11 chapters covering themes such as working conditions, access to services, remittances, human trafficking and exploitation. UNICEF, along with UNESCO, has co-authored Chapter 6 on Strengthening Access to Services for Migrant Children in Thailand.

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Transitional patterns when leaving care – care leavers' agency in a longitudinal perspective

Mattias Bengtsson, Yvonne Sjöblom, Peter Öberg - Children and Youth Services Review

Based on three waves of semi-structured interviews, this longitudinal qualitative study aims to understand the transition from out-of-home care (OHC; foster care, residential care) to independent adulthood, for a group of Swedish care leavers aged 16 to 20 years.

Foster and kinship carer survey: Accessing health services for children in out‐of‐home care

Karen McLean, Harriet Hiscock, Dorothy Scott, Sharon Goldfeld - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of Victorian foster and kinship carers in accessing health services for children in their care and to quantify the frequency of potential barriers to health care.

El fin del silencio: La eliminación del cuidado de niños en instituciones

Hope and Homes for Children

Décadas de investigaciones comprueban que el crecimiento de un niño en una institución posee un impacto nocivo en cuanto a lo psicológico, lo emocional y lo físico, incluyendo trastornos de vinculación, retrasos cognitivos y en el desarrollo, y una falta de capacidades sociales y para la vida que luego concluyen en múltiples desventajas durante la adultez. 

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Um fin ao silêncio: Fundamentos para eliminar a institucionalização de crianças e adolescentes

Hope and Homes for Children

Décadas de pesquisas comprovam que o crescimento em instituições de acolhida gera consequências psicológicas, emocionais e físicas, incluindo transtornos de apego, atrasos cognitivos e no desenvolvimento, e uma falta de habilidades sociais e de competências para a vida, trazendo diversas desvantagens na idade adulta.

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National Integrated Child Rights Policy

Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, Government of Rwanda

The Integrated Child Rights Policy is conceived with the objectives of strengthening the thinking and analysis around policies related to children and the coordination and implementation of Government activities for realization of children’s rights.

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Joint inspections of services for children and young people in need of care and protection: Review of findings from the inspection programme 2018-2020

Care Inspectorate

This report is a review of the findings of joint inspections of the delivery of services to children and young people in need of care and protection by community planning partnerships in eight areas across Scotland, undertaken 2018 – 2020.

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