This week leading up to Father’s Day, new data shine the spotlight on how parents are involved in their children’s learning and development. One finding is that about half (55 per cent) of young children in 74 mostly low-and middle-income countries have fathers who do not engage in play and learning activities with them. What’s the… Read more →←
Special note: Many will be unaccustomed to detailed UNICEF reporting on child and adolescent mental health issues. The latest edition of Innocenti Report Card on children in high income countries seeks to assess the status of 41 OECD and EU countries relative to the SDGs. In searching for relevant, contextually appropriate means for… Read more →←
Certain characteristics of data can only be seen when represented graphically. The power of data visualization therefore lies in its ability to turn raw data into information and information into understanding. With this objective in mind, UNICEF in partnership with the #vizforsocialgood community launched a data visualization… Read more →←
It has been 10 years since the first tremors were felt in the American sub-prime mortgage market which later rocked the entire planet through a global recession. A new UNICEF Innocenti book “Children of Austerity: Impact of the Great Recession on Child Poverty in Rich Countries” tells the story of how the economic crisis – and… Read more →←
Children with disabilities are at increased risk for discrimination and exclusion from society and are less likely to have their voices heard and their needs met. It is often difficult for children with disabilities to access public facilities, such as schools and hospitals. Consequently, they are less likely to go to school, be employed… Read more →←
Welcome to the Septuplets! On behalf of the Lancet Commission and the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, I am very pleased to announce the birth of a new series of seven briefs on how to conduct research with adolescents in low- and middle- income countries. The current cohort of adolescents and young adults is the largest the… Read more →←
Data tell us that the lives of children today are much better than they were in the past. The data speak and we listen. But we lack data on the lives of many children around the world and these children often go unheard. They can’t access social and protection systems and aren’t taken account in policy decisions. A missing birth… Read more →←
The UN recently raised a red flag that we are heading for one of the worst humanitarian crises since 1945. 20 million people in four countries – South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria – face the risk of famine. The world could witness horrors again. Adding to our concern is the prediction that climate change will bring even more… Read more →←
In God we trust, all others must bring data. Longitudinal studies are an irreplaceable resource for understanding trajectories, transitions and shocks over time. Undeniably, the UK leads the world in tracking the life course of its citizens through longitudinal research. The British birth cohorts – a treasure trove of data covering… Read more →←
JOSIAH’S STORY Josiah is 13 years old. He likes to study geography in school, and he recently participated in Reading Data with Children, a collaborative event between UNICEF and the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), organized as part of Africa Statistics Day. Nowadays, he is a strong advocate for children’s… Read more →←