19/05/2012 - As cases of baby abandonment rise in New Delhi, child rights advocates are campaigning for parents to “surrender” their newborns to government officials instead of abandoning them. 16/05/2012 – Despite growing numbers of domestic adoptions in India, there remain a large number of children classified as “orphans”. Finding adequate and legal care for these children is more complex that one might think. 15/05/2012 – Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, the International Day of Families is a time to understand the issues affecting families and an opportunity to demonstrate support at all levels. 08/05/2012 – The government of Sierra Leone has authorized a police investigation into 29 adoptions conducted in the late 1990s during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war. Adoption agencies involved are reported to support cooperation with the authorities. 04/05/2012 – The South African government will take time over the next three years to improve care for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) under the age of five. More than 1.9 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS-related illnesses in South Africa. 27/04/2012 – Some of Latin America’s First Ladies attended a conference on migrant children, entitled “On Their Own,” at the Organization of American States. 26/04/2012 – While the Right to Education Act in India lays the foundation to drastically expand access to basic schooling, orphans' lack of identification may get in the way of their ability to enjoy this. 20/04/2012 – With most of the population living in poverty and HIV affecting about one-in-seven (leaving behind thousands of AIDS orphans), it is unsurprising that child labour is a challenge. But, one group in Zimbabwe has a mind to give child labourers a better life. 12/04/2012 – Child protection advocates seem to agree: helping street children must begin with getting accurate and reliable data—ending street children’s invisibility. 03/04/2012 – There may be more than 5,000 children living with HIV in Nepal, where there is better access to antiretroviral drugs, but less access to psychosocial care and school support. |