 | | | | |  | | The Action Plan on Children in Adversity (APCA) is a demonstration of the U.S. Government's commitment to greater coordinated, comprehensive and effective assistance to prevent and respond to the needs of especially vulnerable children. More than 30 offices across the U.S. Government continue to support programs and policies relevant to the APCA objectives globally. We are currently conducting a whole-of-government portfolio review and expect to report results to Congress by the end of this summer. | | | | | While the Action Plan on Children in Adversity applies to U.S. Government assistance globally, it also identifies a more targeted starting point for these efforts: to achieve three core outcomes in at least six priority countries over a span of 5 years. In these countries, through U.S. Government collaboration with other government, international, private, faith-based and academic partners, the framework seeks to achieve significant reductions in the numbers of: - Children not meeting age-appropriate growth and developmental milestones
- Children living outside of family care
- Children who experience violence or exploitation
Cambodia, Moldova, Rwanda and Uganda have either been identified or are under consideration as APCA-designated priority countries. | Updates on the Action Plan on Children in Adversity | | | | Investing in Young Children Globally: The Cost of Inaction With support from the CDC, the National Institutes of Health and PEPFAR, the Institute of Medicine's Board on Children, Youth, and Families launched the first workshop on April 17–18 as part of a 3-year Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally. The interactive public workshop featured presentations and discussions highlighting opportunities for scientifically grounded investments in young children globally. Investments are broadly conceived to include allocations of economic, natural, social and other resources that sustain or promote human development and well-being. | PEPFAR's Four-Country Special Initiative on Young Children PEPFAR has announced a special initiative for the youngest children in the epidemic as part of its Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programming. A growing understanding of the importance of early childhood development and the impact that HIV and AIDS have on the development of an HIV and AIDS-exposed child has prompted PEPFAR to examine how best to increase the attention to the health and developmental needs of these young children and their mothers. Four countries – Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland and Zimbabwe – have been chosen to participate in the initiative. | Assembling an Effective Pediatric HIV Treatment and Prevention Toolkit Gretchen Bachman from USAID's Office of HIV and AIDS and Dr. Nicole Behnam from the State Department's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator were recently published in The Lancet. The article underlines the critical importance of socioeconomic interventions in addition to medical support for children affected by AIDS, including those living with HIV. | How Does Early Childhood Development Factor in to the Post-2015 Agenda? The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN): A Global Initiative for the United Nations has mobilized scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society and the private sector in support of sustainable development problem solving on the local, national and global scales. The SDSN's Thematic Group on Early Childhood Development, Education, and Transition to Work aims to create a comprehensive, lifelong and multigenerational approach to learning that will maximize the world's potential for sustainable development. | Families Make the Difference On April 11, 2014, USAID's Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) hosted a seminar called "Families Make the Difference." The event gathered academics, donors, policymakers and practitioners interested in the effect of parenting programs on child outcomes. | | Objective 3: Protect Children from Violence, Exploitation, Abuse and Neglect | | World Day against Child Labor Each year on June 12, government bodies, civil society groups, activists and other stakeholders around the world join together to commemorate World Day against Child Labor. This day marks the adoption of the landmark International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 182, which addresses the need for action to tackle the worst forms of child labor. The ILO estimates that there are 215 million children in child labor worldwide. | The U.S. Government Response to Boko Haram and the Abduction of 300 Nigerian Girls "The kidnapping of hundreds of children by Boko Haram is an unconscionable crime, and we will do everything possible to support the Nigerian Government to return these young women to their homes and to hold the perpetrators to justice."
– Secretary of State John F. Kerry | 67th World Health Assembly Adopts Resolution to Address Violence against Women and Children On May 24, 2014, the 67th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a historic resolution entitled, "Strengthening the role of the health system in addressing violence, in particular against women and girls, and against children." | New Approaches to Monitoring and Reporting on Grave Violations of Children's Rights in Armed Conflict On July 1, 2014, the Washington Network on Children in Armed Conflict (WNCAC), which is jointly convened by USAID's Displaced Children and Orphans Fund and Search for Common Ground, will host a meeting at which two new approaches to information gathering and reporting on six grave children's rights violations will be presented and discussed. | | Objective 5: Promote Evidence-Based Policies and Programs | | Global Classroom USAID's Center on Children in Adversity is developing the "Global Classroom on Childhood Adversity: Promoting Better Outcomes for Children in Low and Middle Income Countries." The virtual course will serve as a globally-accessible, evidence-based framework for informing an integrated approach to child health and development. To date, a dozen expert speakers have generously given their time to record lectures. Once editing is complete, the course will be disseminated and made available widely. | |  | From Strong Beginnings to Youth Resilience: Pathways Out of Adversity USAID's Global Development Lab and the Center on Children in Adversity are in discussion about conducting a longitudinal study to identify key investments that provide cost-effective pathways out of adversity at scale. Internationally recognized experts in child and adolescent development, gender and economic development would be invited to participate in a steering committee to guide research efforts and to help disseminate results. | | |
| The KMS Project is sending these announcements on behalf of PL109-95 U.S. Government Assistance to Highly Vulnerable Children. The KMS Project is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 440, Washington DC 20004 • (202) 660-1860 |  | |
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