Bulgaria and UNICEF join forces to support families, end placement of children under three in institutionsSOFIA/GENEVA, 13 November 2012
What The Republic of Bulgaria will host
a two-day regional ministerial conference next week in collaboration with
UNICEF to end placing children under three in institutions. Currently, the
region of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia has 1.3 million children
who are separated from their biological families. Half of them are placed in
institutions while the youngest are at risk of severe developmental delays when
growing up without a family. The aim of the meeting is to urge
the governments in the region to provide stronger support to vulnerable
families so that the children who most need help are able to survive and thrive
in nurturing environments. A situation analysis of children under three in formal care will be launched. The report details the absence of valuable services or existing barriers barring the most vulnerable families from accessing them and what governments and societies can do to dismantle them.
When 21 - 22 November 2012
Hotel Hilton in Sofia, Bulgaria
The opening speeches will be made by
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