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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Safeguarding Programme Set to Roll Out to UK Schools EIN Presswire - August 18, 2017 A child safeguarding programme for schools, with education at its heart, is set to roll out to 53 Academies across four multi-agency Trusts next … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Unaccompanied Children Face Battling Immigration Legal Cases Alone Huffington Post UK - August 20, 2017 Trying to navigate the immigration system in a new country alone is something any adult would find difficult. But in the UK right now, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Sudan: Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict adopts its fifth conclusion on Sudan Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict - August 18, 2017 In response to other key recommendations, Watchlist is pleased to see the Working Group … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Palestine: NGO: Palestinian Territories Facing Worsening Child Protection Crisis Palestine Chronicle - August 18, 2017 "Save the Children, along with other agencies and partners, calls upon world leaders to take action to protect children's inalienable … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Finland: Petition to raise the refugee quota submitted to Minister Risikko Relief Web - August 21, 2017 The refugee quota is used to help those who are most vulnerable: women who have suffered violence, single mothers, children, the disabled and victims … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: On the Trail of Canada's Missing Women (Opinion) New York Times - August 18, 2017 With a budget of 54 million Canadian dollars ($42 million U.S.), the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was asked to explore the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: International adoptions decline dramatically in Canada CBC News - August 20, 2017 The number of international adoptions has declined dramatically in Canada in the last five years due to tighter country controls, exorbitant costs and alternative … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Bangladesh: South Asia floods put thousands of children at risk Plan International - August 18, 2017 "Our years of experience in Asia have also shown us that children (especially girls) are the most vulnerable victims of disasters and require specific … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: What Do We Know About Sex Offenders? (Opinion) U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs - August 15, 2017 Recognizing the ever-growing body of research on sex offenders and sexual offending, the Department of Justice's Sex Offender … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Trump administration shuts down Central American minor protection program (Includes video) Fox News - August 17, 2017 The Trump administration on Wednesday shut down yet another Obama-era program - this one created to give Central American minors … [Read more...]