Tagged: children in emergencies

Children on the move in East Africa: Research insights to mitigate COVID-19

Children and Migration

By Mark Gill, Lucy Hovil, Olivia Bueno and Iolanda Genovese

Migration is a core coping strategy for many children and young people across the globe, whether on their own or with their families. But it can also make children and young people vulnerable to further harm and deprivation in the absence of adequate and reliable services and social and economic support. While levels of vulnerability are… Read more →←

Administrative Data: Missed opportunity for learning and research in humanitarian emergencies?

Data and Research Methods & tools

By Elisabetta Aurino, Tilman Brück, Silvio Daidone, Luisa Natali and Ben Schwab

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 →←

Children bear the cost of extreme weather: New evidence from Mongolia

Country stories Evidence

By Valeria Groppo

Extreme weather events are becoming more intense and more frequent in many regions of the world. From increasing precipitation and cyclones in high latitudes and tropical regions, to intensifying droughts in southern Africa, this trend is likely to continue throughout the 21st century. Weather shocks can have long-lasting effects on… Read more →←

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