Tagged: migrants

Making sure the most vulnerable children are heard during COVID-19: 5 lessons on data collection from Somalia

Children and Migration COVID-19 Data and Research

By Mark Gill, Olivia Bueno, Lawrence Oduma

“Playing football was stopped, the school was closed, our parents refused to meet friends during coronavirus.” (boy, 14)             “My mother used to sell breakfast in front of the school, and when the school closed it affected our daily living.” (girl, 16) While COVID-19 has presented new risks and challenges for… Read more →←

Children and migration decisions: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll

Data and Research Evidence to Policy

By Sara Burrone, Bina D'Costa and Goran Holmqvist

Migration is a major human phenomenon that has accompanied civilization since the origins of mankind. People have been moving across regions, countries and continents in search of better opportunities for millennia; however, in recent years migration has become an extremely urgent and complex issue – even a hot topic in the political… Read more →←

Finalists on Data Visualization Hackathon on child migrants and refugees announced

Data and Research Data visualization

By UNICEF Data

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 →←

Migrant and refugee children face higher rates of bullying

Evidence Publication & data launches

By Simona C. S. Caravita

As highlighted in the recent UN Secretary General’s report, Protecting children from bullying, rates of bullying among children are high across the world. The social costs of bullying are also high: bullied children face a greater risk of poor health, internalized stress, and suicidal thoughts. Negative outcomes of bullying have been… Read more →←

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