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Hello and congratulations.

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You're now halfway
through the course,

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and already you've covered
many topics in relation

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to the UN Guidelines for the
Alternative Care of Children.

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Thank you for all the
comments you've been posting.

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We've found it particularly
interesting to hear about some

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of the issues you are
confronting in your countries,

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especially when making
decisions about particularly

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vulnerable children who are at
risk of losing parental care.

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And thank you also for
sharing positive ideas.

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They're really important.

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This week, we're able to hear
from a number of experts who've

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spent many years working
in an international context

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supporting governments and
non-governmental agencies.

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This included information
about how important it is

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to recognise and combat the
additional vulnerability

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of some children due to
stigma, discrimination,

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and lack of special services.

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Emily Delap also shared
her understanding

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of how important it
is that children and

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young people
participate in decisions

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that affect their lives--

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including their care.

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She spoke of not only the
challenges but also some ideas

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on how to address them.

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We heard from children
and young people

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themselves and how
they feel about being

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given the opportunity to
meaningfully participate

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in decision making.

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They told us how this can
make a big difference to them.

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And other health
care professionals

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from around the
world also told us

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what their thoughts
are about this.

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We really hope the topics you
covered in the course this week

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will be useful to you
when you undertake

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your own responsibilities
towards children,

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and we look forward to greeting
you at the start of Week 4.

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