Changing Profiles of Child Poverty: The Case of Uganda During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Margherita Squarcina, Alessandro Carraro - United Nations

This study examines the socioeconomic determinants of COVID-19-induced poverty among households with children in refugee-hosting districts of Uganda, comparing refugee and host households. It also investigates the role of social assistance in preventing poverty.

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Receipt of Parenting, Disability, Unemployment, and Other Income Support Payments in Persons Aged 16 to 33 Years – The Associations with Child Maltreatment

Emmanuel S. Gnanamanickam , Leonie Segal

This study was based in Southern Australia and aimed to examine the association between child maltreatment and the receipt of income support payments and the budgetary impact for persons 16 to 33 years.

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S/2024/443: Children and Armed Conflict in the Sudan

UN Secretary General

The report documents the effects of conflict on children in the Sudan, highlighting trends and patterns of the six grave violations against children, namely the recruitment and use of children, the killing and maiming of children, rape and other forms of sexual violence against children, attacks on schools, hospitals and protected persons in relation to schools and/or hospitals, a the abduction of children and the denial of humanitarian access.

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The Impact of Trauma on Child Trafficking Survivors

U.S. Department of State

This fact sheet was engages with experts, particularly those with lived experience of human trafficking, to provide expertise and input on the U.S. Department of State anti-trafficking policies, strategies, and products. The authors have a range of expertise related to human trafficking, marginalized communities, trauma recovery, education, mental health care, and survivor leadership.

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South African Early Childhood Review 2024

Ilifa Labantwana, the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town, the South African Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, the South African Department of Basic Education; the Grow Great Campaign, DataDrive2030

The South African Early Childhood Review 2024 tracks data on the status of children under six years. 

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Cultural Imperatives on Indigenous Kinship Care Among the Poumai Naga Tribe in Manipur, India

Newlandson Samuel Angam

This study highlights the absence of intimate parental care due to many sociopolitical circumstances in India, which creates a vacuum in fostering early childhood care. The objectives were to determine the dilemmas faced by care providers in the limited resources division between their own and their kin’s child and the invisible social stigma associated with the tag of orphans.

Core Care Conditions for Children and Families: Implications for Policy and Practice

Timothy Moore

This working paper describes the core care conditions that young children, their parents / caregivers and their families need to flourish. The paper is intended for policymakers and practitioners in Australia who are designing and delivering services and supports to young children and their families.

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Using Participatory Methods to Develop and Implement Research on Historical Compulsory Social Measures and Placements in Switzerland

Patricia Lannen, Clara Bombach, Oskar G. Jenni

This study shows that, when researching historical compulsory social measures, the inclusion of formerly institutionalised individuals in development and implementation is not only feasible, but is of significant benefit to the quality of the research.