FOREWORD This 2021 Situation Analysis of the Status and Well-being of Children in Zambia is the culmination of a joint efort by the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the United Nations …

GENEVA, 2 February 2024 – "UNICEF estimates that at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are unaccompanied or separated. Each one, a heartbreaking story of loss and grief. "This corresponds to …

The family is a nurturing and caring environment and is the ideal place to raise a child. Genuine orphans can be successfully reunified with extended family members such as uncles, aunts, grandparents, …

Sep 5, 2022 · Number of COVID-19 orphans nears 150,000 in South Africa UNICEF South Africa calls for a whole of society response to protect, nurture and care for the most vulnerable children.

The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC) is developing and implementing policies to include more educationally marginalized children. Key among these are the Education Sector Policy for …

Most children growing up without their parents are not orphans. And many end up in residential care for reasons outside of a family's control.

In Zimbabwe, 47 per cent of the population — approximately 7.1 million people — are children under the age of 18. These children face significant challenges, including vulnerability to climate change …

The Service will manage records on orphans, prospective adoptive parents, and children in dificult conditions, and will maintain various centralized information systems, including databases on IDPs, …

Eighty years of research worldwide has shown the negative impact of institutionalization on children’s health, development and life chances, as well as a high risk of abuse. Babies growing up in …

Extended households were more common in rural areas, whereas nuclear families were more prevalent in urban areas.20 In addition, 12 per cent of children were classified as orphans (i.e., children under …