Whole-of-Government Approach to Child Welfare and Protection. Fourth Annual Report to Congress on Public Law 109-95, the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005

摘要

This report summarizes the U.S. Governments response to the child protection emergency in Haiti and the role played by the PL 109-95 secretariat. We also report on progress on priorities identified in last years annual report. Progress on several priorities was slower than planned due to the imperative need to devote most of our small team to the Haiti crisis. The Presidents new Global Development Policy calls for a modern architecture that harnesses development capabilities spread across government in support of common objectives. Under PL 109-95, we have constructed a modest model home according to this architecture. We are coordinating and focusing resources from across the U.S. Government on a common objective: making the impact on children of our collective U.S. Government program greater than the impact of our separate agency projects. This is the fourth annual report on Public Law 109-95 (PL 109-95), The Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 (the Act). The Act was signed into law five years ago to promote a comprehensive, coordinated, and effective response on the part of the U.S. Government (USG) to the worlds most vulnerable children.