Country Care Reviews: Burkina Faso
Better Care Network | Friday, January 25, 2013 | 60 KB
Care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the initial report of Burkina Faso under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. View document

Common Ground: UNICEF and World Bank Approaches to Building Social Protection Systems
Laura Rawlings, Human Development Network, World Bank and Sheila Murthy and Natalia Winder, Social Policy and Economic Analysis Unit, UNICEF | 2013 | 858 KB
This brief outlines the common ground between the World Bank and UNICEF in their commitment in developing and strengthening social protection systems and calls on other stakeholders to engage collaboratively to build such systems and expanding their coverage. View document

Handbook for Implementing Alternative Care of Children Guidelines launched in New York
Better Care Network and SOS Children's Villages International | Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 23.8 KB
The launch of the handbook ‘Moving Forward: Implementing the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children’ at UNICEF House in New York on the 11th April 2013 marked a milestone in the affirmation of children’s rights. View document

Statement by Ms. Regina Maria Cordeiro (Brazil) on the occasion of the launch of the handbook
Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations | Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 92 KB
Statement by Ms. Regina Maria Cordeiro Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations on the occasion of the launch of the handbook ‘Moving Forward: Implementing the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children’ at UNICEF House in New York on the 11th April 2013 View document

Statement by Ms. Jennifer Davidson, Director of CELCIS on the occasion of the launch of the handbook ‘Moving Forward’
CELCIS | Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 23 KB
Statement by Ms. Jennifer Davidson, CELCIS & co-author of the Handbook on the occasion of the launch of the handbook ‘Moving Forward: Implementing the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children’ at UNICEF House in New York on the 11th April 2013. View document

ILO Recommendation No.202 (2012) Concerning National Floors of Socal Protection
International Labor Organization | Friday, June 01, 2012 | 203KB
This International Labour Organization (ILO) document introduces a new international standard adopted in June 2012, the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202), that provides guidance to member States in building comprehensive social security systems and extending social security coverage by prioritizing the establishment of national floors of social protection accessible to all in need. View document

CEE/CIS: Child Care Systems Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Why We Need to Focus on Children Below Three years
Jean-Claude Legrand, Senior Regional Advisor Child Protection, UNICEF CEE/CIS | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | 1.8MB
This presentation to the 2012 Sofia Conference by Jean-Claude Legrand, Senior Regional Advisor Child Protection, UNICEF CEE/CIS, highlights the situation of children in formal care, with particular concern for children with disabilities, and recommends reform and policy initiatives to improve the childcare systems in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. View document

Moving Forward: Implementing the 'Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children'
Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS) | Thursday, March 07, 2013 | 2.4MB
This new handbook, Moving Forward: Implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children,’ is aimed at legislators, policy-makers and decision-makers, as well as professionals and care providers, to support the implementation of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009. It explains the key thrusts of the Guidelines, outlines the kind of policy responses required, and describes ‘promising’ examples of efforts already made to apply them in diverse communities, countries, regions and cultures. View document

Republic of Serbia: Outcomes and Challenges Regarding the Rights of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Brankica Janković, State Secretary, Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Policy | Thursday, November 21, 2013 | 493KB
This presentation to the 2012 Sofia Conference by Brankica Janković, State Secretary, Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Policy, introduces the achievements and challenges faced in altering the attitude of professionals working with children with disabilities from preferring institutions to family-based care systems. View document

Moldova: Cooperation Between Ministries in Preventing Infant Mortality and Child Institutionalization
Valentina Buliga, Minister of Labor in Moldova, Social Protection and Family | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | 906 KB
This presentation to the 2012 Sofia Conference by Valentina Buliga, Minister of Labor in Moldova, Social Protection and Family, introduces Moldova's ongoing collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor to reduce infant mortality and the placement of children under the age of 3 in institutions.
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