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Safety and Fundamental Rights at Stake for Children on the Move

The number of people seeking asylum in Europe has risen drastically over the past years. Half of them are children. As children on the move, they are particularly vulnerable and at risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, trauma and even death. They are in

Publication year: 2016 Publisher(s): ENOC, European Network of Ombudspersons for Children Author(s): Fagerholm, Karin | Verheul, Rhea | Dullaert, Marc | Malmberg, Fredrik
Protecting Children on the Move in Asia through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Social Media

This study examines what level of access children who migrate in Asia have to information and communication technology (ICT) and social media platforms. It also looks at how these children are using communication devices and social media with the aim of u

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children Asia Regional Office Author(s): Thorpe, Philip | Supaporn, Ratirose
Stolen Childhoods: End of childhood report 2017

In commemoration of International Children’s Day, Save the Children is launching a unique index exploring the major reasons why childhood comes to an early end. The End of Childhood Index focuses on a set of life-changing events that signal the disruption

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children
An Unbearable Reality: The impact of war and displacement on children's mental health in Iraq

This report, the first comprehensive study of this size since the conflict escalated in Iraq 2014, details heart-breaking accounts from children who have been displaced by violence and fighting since Mosul fell to ISIS. The study explores how Iraqi childr

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children
Counting Pennies: A review of official development assistance to end violence against children

The first of its kind, Counting Pennies reviews official development assistance (ODA) to end violence against children. The report found that in 2015, total ODA spending was $174 billion and of that, less than 0.6 per cent was allocated to ending violence

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): ChildFund Alliance | Save the Children | SOS Children ... Author(s): Tew, Robert
Unlocking Childhood: Current immigration detention practices and alternatives for child asylum seekers and refugees in Asia and the Pacific

This report is the collaboration of Save the Children and the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network with funding support from the Oak Foundation. This report examines current policy framework and practices in five countries, namely Malaysia, Thailand, Indon

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children Australia Author(s): Button, Lisa
Losing out on Learning- Providing refugee children the education they were promised

Over half of the world’s registered refugees of school age, some 3.5 million children, are not in school. In fact, refugee children are five times less likely to attend school than other children. But even for those who can access education, the quality i

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK Author(s): Hine, Sébastien | Nhan-O'Reilly, Joseph
One Year of Transforming Care: An annual report about Save the Children's trauma-informed care programme in Sweden

2016 was the year when there was such a strong interest in Transforming Care (trauma-informed care) from professionals in Sweden that Save the Children’s course leaders were overwhelmed by the demand. Transforming Care is a research-based approach that Sa

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden Author(s): Angelöw, Amanda | Torstensson, Sandra | Bonerfält, Lovisa | Sjöstedt, Pernilla Rempe
Protecting Syrian Children en Route to Europe: A study conducted in Syria, along transit routes & in hosting countries

In December 2015, Altai Consulting was commissioned by Save the Children’s Middle East and Eurasia Regional Office to conduct a research study on the protection of children fleeing from the Syria conflict and traveling to Europe. Fieldwork was conducted o

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Malakooti, Arezo
Windows into Early Learning and Development

Windows into Early Learning and Development sheds light on what can be done to give all children the best chance in life in their first five years. Poverty, stunting, and lack of cognitive stimulation mean that nearly half of 3- and 4-year-old children in

Publication year: 2017 Publisher(s): Save the Children