US: House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people Associated Press - February 25, 2021 The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The … [Read more...]

US: National Nonprofit Coalition Calls on Congress to Support Civic Infrastructure in the American Rescue Plan Independent Sector - February 25, 2021 Today, a national coalition of nonprofits representing 1.6 million organizations in America sent a letter to leaders in Congress to support … [Read more...]

US: New approach needed to ensure protection and care for unaccompanied migrant children in the United States (Press release) UNICEF - February 25, 2021 A new approach is needed to ensure that unaccompanied migrant and asylum-seeking children in the United States receive proper reception, care and … [Read more...]

US: The facts about how the U.S. processes unaccompanied migrant children at the border (Commentary) (Includes video) CBS News - February 25, 2021 The treatment of migrant children taken into custody along the U.S.-Mexico border has become a focal point of the national debate over immigration … [Read more...]

US: Building better foster homes (Opinion) American Compass - February 24, 2021 Last year, the federal government reimbursed states $5.2 billion for children staying in foster care. Critics of the system frequently point out that "you get what you pay for"-that is, paying states for nights that … [Read more...]

Japan: Development of child abuse response and decision making support system employing AI (Press release) Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - February 25, 2021 Child abuse has continued to rise in recent years, with the number of child abuse reports reaching 133,778 cases in FY2017, or … [Read more...]

Kenya: COVID-19 Is Making Human Trafficking Much, Much Worse (Includes video) VICE - February 25, 2021 The COVID pandemic has caused an "alarming" uptick in child marriages across Kenya. Although illegal, more and more families are resorting to marrying off their girls for a dowry payment that … [Read more...]

Guyana: Amidst case backlog, Human Services Ministry pushes for adoption of older children Kaieteur News - March 01, 2021 With over 150 children between the ages of nine and sixteen in childcare institutions across the country, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Childcare … [Read more...]

NY: The Virtues of Virtual Imprint - February 24, 2021 New York state court professionals interviewed by The Imprint say trials and substantive hearings need to begin again in-person - and for justice's sake, as soon as possible. In some cases, online hearings have been "a disaster," one upstate … [Read more...]

US: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Services Provided to Unaccompanied Alien Children (0970-0553) Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - February 25, 2021 The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families … [Read more...]