Les enfants atteints d'albinisme et le droit à une vie de famille - Détails en français ci-dessous Crianças com albinismo e o direito à vida familiar- Detalhes em português abaixo   During this webinar we will share findings from the recent report by the UN Independent Expert on albinism on the rights of children with albinism to family life.  …

The virtual 2024 Biennial International Conference on Alternative Care for Children in Asia (BICON) Roundtable will take place on 12 November 2024 from 08:00-10:00 am UTC. About the Event: Since 2014, BICON has been a major event focusing on the rights of children and young people without parental care. One year ago, the 5th BICON was hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal, and online. Over two days, over 300 child rights practitioners, government actors, academics, and care-experienced young people discussed challenges and trends related to alternative care, care reform and…

  The Identity Rights Working Group, co-chaired by Child Identity Protection (CHIP) and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) is hosting a webinar series dedicated to access to justice and effective remedies for children whose identity rights have been contravened. It is a follow-up of an expert meeting that brought together several members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee), representatives of UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, academics and persons with lived experience. This opening webinar will focus on the profound…

You’re invited to the upcoming webinar Including support for informal kinship care in policy on 6 November at 13:00 UTC (check your time zone …

Making Connection #CEP Join care experienced people (CEP) and supporters from all over the world in a series of online networking events designed to bring good humans together. CEP from South Africa and UK are inviting CEP and supporters from everywhere on the planet to connect - because chance differences of background, geography or circumstances should not matter!  SAYes will be working in collaboration with the Drive Forward Foundation. Leading the discussion, alongside the SAYes Alumni, will be Karadean Temple and Kadiatu Diallo.  This event is…

Convened by the Government of Colombia, with the support of the Government of Sweden, UNICEF, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, and the World Health Organization, this Ministerial Conference will drive policy change, marshal resources…

Numerous children and young people could be spared from the painful experience of separation from their parents and caregivers if families were provided with adequate support at the time of life changing events, difficulty, and crises. Families often become vulnerable due to a complex interplay of risk factors, which result from both direct and indirect impacts of their social, cultural, economic, and physical environments. They face mounting pressures from climate change, conflicts, poverty, and the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other issues. These challenges can be…

On 10th October, UNICEF released the first-ever global and regional estimates of sexual violence against children, highlighting the magnitude of this human rights violation worldwide - When Numbers Demand Action: Confronting the global scale of sexual violence against children - UNICEF DATA. Register for an upcoming webinar hosted by UNICEF ESARO and WCARO on…

This Social Service Workforce Week, join the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance and the Better Care Network (BCN) for a webinar to explore progress, successes and challenges in global efforts to strengthen the social service workforce for family care and care system reform.   During the webinar, we will unveil findings and recommendations from the Alliance's 2024 State of the Social Service Workforce Report: The Social Service Workforce in Family Care for Children. We will also highlight a new thematic brief by the Task Force on the…