We sat down with Gabrielle Berman, our expert on research ethics, to chat about her two new discussion papers which explore the ethics of using new technologies to generate evidence about children. The papers, written collaboratively with UNICEF’s Office of Innovation, highlight the advantages and risks of using these technologies to… Read more →←
Topic: data and research
The use of administrative data for learning and research purposes in humanitarian emergencies is a relatively unexplored field. How can we make better use of these rich pools data in humanitarian settings? And what are the potential pitfalls? It is a stylized fact that in more severe emergencies, more administrative data is available… Read more →←
Maria Luisa Jaen was abandoned by her mother at a hospital when she was 28 days old and placed into a residential care centre in the town of Cerro Silvestre, Arraiján District, in Panama Province. At just under two years old, her surroundings play a key role in determining her chances in life. A nurturing home environment and… Read more →←
This week, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) launched its 2018 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2018), which presents data and analysis on the patterns and trends of internal displacement worldwide. The main findings of this report show that despite twenty years of global and national policy effort, since the… Read more →←
Rhoda Nkhambule, mother of two, lives in Thipa village – 19 km from the nearest health centre in Dwanga, Malawi. The only way to get there is either by bicycle or walking for four hours. The long walk means that routine healthcare is out of reach for Rhoda and her family. She will inevitably miss doctor’s appointments, some of which… Read more →←
It is estimated that a total of 264 million primary and secondary school-age children are out of school globally, and it is a commonly accepted notion that children with disabilities especially in developing countries and conflict zones tend not to attend school. However, it is not known if children with disabilities are a sizable share… Read more →←
Poverty estimates are not frequently made, nor easy to access in the Arab States. Continued political instability combined with frequent humanitarian crises make it difficult to have timely and reliable estimates of poverty for many countries in the region, while others, such as the Gulf countries, simply do not measure child poverty at… Read more →←
Contrary to what my parents remember about it, my own recollections of adolescence are quite positive. I remember it as a period of discovery and energy, spending endless hours with friends, hungrily soaking up new knowledge, experiences and skills. But I also took risks, acted on the spur of the moment without thinking the consequences… Read more →←
There is only one child at Jovia Nursery and Primary School in Uganda who has an education grant: the one child with a birth certificate. Though he and his parents are able to get supplies and assistance from the government, his classmates and 95 million more children under age 5 in sub-Saharan Africa without registered births cannot… Read more →←
The commonality of violence in children’s lives worldwide is staggering. According to A Familiar Face, a report by UNICEF on violence against children and adolescents, violence often starts as early as infancy and affects children in every stage of childhood. Though it causes serious hindrances to a child’s well-being,… Read more →←