UNICEF turns 75 this year. To celebrate its resolute commitment to children – and as we launch the second UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival showcasing new, high-quality cinema narratives of childhood – we look back to some of the greatest film narratives of childhood. After watching hundreds of amazing films about childhood from every… Read more →←
Globally, mental health conditions are among the top causes of disability and death for adolescents. The importance of this issue has been highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Agenda, which indicates the promotion of mental health and well-being as critical to reducing premature deaths. Achieving this target will require… Read more →←
Consortium on Ethical Research Involving Children (ERIC) continues to develop resources to help ensure children’s participation in research is respectful and safe The influence of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on research practice is now well recognized, particularly in relation to children’s… Read more →←
Transferable skills – sometimes also called life skills, 21st Century skills or socioemotional skills – are essential to all of us and act as “the glue of all skills”, including foundational skills, digital skills, job-specific skills, and entrepreneurial skills, enabling us to learn, work, participate in society, and in a… Read more →←
As we walked through classrooms in Bangladesh, we were struck by the hope and aspirations of the children. Already, children in grades three or four, said they wanted to be teachers, scientists, and prime ministers. They knew they must get an education in order achieve these dreams, but like so many children around the world, without… Read more →←
A few weeks ago, after his last day at kindergarten, my son wanted to show me his portfolio. Marveling at the delightful collection of drawings, crafts, photos and teacher notes, I couldn’t believe how lucky we are that he got to experience a full year of kindergarten, in spite of COVID-19. Since we moved to Florence, Italy, at the end… Read more →←
A common fear among policymakers is that government-provided benefits for households with young children – including cash transfers – may increase incentives to have children, to gain or maintain program eligibility. This is a topic we’ve had our eyes on for some time through the Transfer Project. By conducting reviews of… Read more →←
Can data be transformed into policy so that children everywhere, even the most disadvantaged, can realize their right to learn? A project, known as MICS-EAGLE for its use of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) data to advance Education Analysis and Global Learning for Equity (EAGLE), has helped countries do just that in… Read more →←
Play is key for child development and the mental health of children and caregivers. Play is an essential part of development in the early years. Play is the way young children from birth to three learn, as they explore and begin to make sense of the world around them. Research shows that play supports many interrelated facets of… Read more →←
The Data and Analytics Section of UNICEF generates, analyzes and publishes hundreds of globally comparable indicators on children and women. They are now explicitly licensed as open data using the popular Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license.This is the final step in a two-year long initiative aided by a grant from the Bill and… Read more →←