Collaborative on Global Children's Issues

This practical guide helps parents, caregivers, and those assisting them understand their rights, learn about reunification options, and identify resources that may support them in finding the best solution for their child and family.

Written by the collaborative's Senior Fellows Mattito Watson, Severine Chevrel, and Catherine Kirk, this report presents recommendations to help mitigate the harm from the 2025 cuts to foreign aid and strengthen local capacity to support vulnerable children, their families, and communities.

This historical report, written by the collaborative's Associate Director Rebecca Levy, documents milestones in the evolution of the U.S. government’s work to support the development, care, and protection of children globally.

The Children and Youth Resource Hub is a repository of publicly available strategies, tools, guidance, evaluations, and learning products that were generated by the U.S. government or with the support of the U.S. government.

This working paper by Joan Lombardi, senior advisor to the Collaborative on Global Children's Issues, and Lauren Simmons provides a brief overview of the risks and potential of early childhood.

Joan Lombardi, a senior fellow at the Collaborative on Global Children's Issues, co-wrote this blog post laying out an action plan to build safer, greener, and more peaceful environments for children in 2025 after a year fraught with conflict, environmental destruction, and displacement. 

In this interview, Saji Prelis, senior fellow at the Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues and co-chair of the Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security, shares his insights into youth engagement in peacebuilding, offering a personal and professional perspective on the…

This study, published in the African Union Journal on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development, examines how young people in Cameroon play a positive role in the fight against Boko Haram. It explores why most young people resist radicalization and presents real-life examples of how they are…

Joan Lombardi, a senior fellow at the Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children's Issues, co-wrote this paper evaluating the costs and benefits of key strategies to support children's development between the ages of 2 and 5. 

This paper is the second of two in The Lancet's series on…