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A woman standing at a doorway in South Sudan

Are we missing a game changer? Gender-based violence and social protection

A woman standing at a doorway in South Sudan
Experts speak

By Sanjay Wijesekera

Are we missing a game changer? Gender-based violence and social protection

I want to talk about an area that is little known, often misunderstood, yet promising – what we know about the links between gender-based violence and social protection. We know that the period of history we are living through has surfaced severe challenges for girls and women. Alongside the health pandemic and lockdown measures… Read more →←
Parents dropping their children off at school as teachers await them

Reopening schools in Uruguay during a health emergency

Parents dropping their children off at school as teachers await them
Impact

By Julia Perez Zorrilla

Story also available in: Español

Reopening schools in Uruguay during a health emergency

2020 has been a very peculiar year. I started working as an Education Officer in UNICEF Uruguay at the end of January. One month later, a new President assumed office. Two weeks after that, the first case of COVID-19 was detected, and the President declared a national emergency and closed all schools. We switched to working from home,… Read more →←
Three young children read a school text book together

Reimagining education in Timor-Leste: Learning Passport

Three young children read a school text book together
Insider

By Maria Lujan Tubio

Reimagining education in Timor-Leste: Learning Passport

COVID-19 has upended everything in Timor-Leste, but it has also been a catalyst for experimentation and rethinking how the education system works. It’s been the most exciting time of my career, to seize the opportunity to do so much to transform how the education system works in just a few short months. I feel like the country has… Read more →←
A girl using laptop at home in South Africa.

South Africa: COVID-19, schools reopening and digital learning

A girl using laptop at home in South Africa.
Insider

By Wycliffe Otieno

South Africa: COVID-19, schools reopening and digital learning

COVID-19 has jolted a South African education sector that has not seen a mass disruption of learning on this scale. An immediate, coordinated response was required. The strategic relationships we had built with key influencers in government and quasi-government bodies came in handy. Through a phone call with the CEO of the National… Read more →←
Children peering through a tarp.

Let’s convert unpayable debt into investments for children

Children peering through a tarp.
Impact

By Henrietta H. Fore, Kevin Watkins

Let’s convert unpayable debt into investments for children

Article co-authored by Henrietta Fore (Executive Director of UNICEF) and Kevin Watkins (Chief Executive of Save the Children UK), first published in El País newspaper on Sunday 18th October. At the height of Africa’s debt crisis in the mid-1980s, Tanzania’s then President, Julius Nyerere, asked his country’s creditors a simple… Read more →←
A health worker carries out a temperature check on a child

A digital platform of ideas for child-focused Sustainable Development Goals

A health worker carries out a temperature check on a child
Experts speak

By Uyen Kim Huynh, Sanchi Ravishanker, Marta Lasota

A digital platform of ideas for child-focused Sustainable Development Goals

Our global community has been fundamentally impacted by COVID-19. Although we are yet to fully understand the impact of the pandemic on our younger generations, this much is certain: children could suffer from the consequences for years to come. More than ever, we need innovative and equitable solutions to ensure their health, well-being… Read more →←
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