Tagged: Office of Research – Innocenti

30.6 million new internal displacements in 2017, children are among the most vulnerable

data and research

By Vicente Anzellini and Bina D'Costa

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 →←

A ‘toxic cocktail’: How life on the margins can exacerbate children’s vulnerability to violence

Evidence to policy

By Alina Potts and Lanie Stockman

For too many children, the places where they should feel safe—at home, at school, in their communities—are the first and most frequent sites of violence. The latest data presented in UNICEF’s A Familiar Face shows, for example, that nearly 300 million children between the ages of 2 and 4 experience violent discipline by their… Read more →←

Progress in measuring global school enrollment gaps for children with disabilities

data and research SDGs

By Suguru Mizunoya

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 →←

Getting a clearer picture of child poverty in the Arab States

data and research

By Lucia Ferrone

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 →←

Positive and negative spirals and the plasticity of the adolescent brain

data and research

By Nikola Balvin

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 →←

Opening the black box: Cash transfers and post-intervention research

Country stories Impact evaluation

By Luisa Natali

Last Fall I visited three of the most poverty-stricken rural districts of Zambia: Kaputa, Kalabo and Shangombo. Each location took two days’ travel by car from Lusaka. We drove up to Kaputa, near the border with DRC, with a stock of jerry cans filled with fuel, passed through the Kafue National Park and crossed the mile-wide Zambesi… Read more →←

Who perpetrates violence against children? Five findings from a global review

Evidence

By Amber Peterman, Karen Devries, Claudia Cappa

Today, global leaders gather in Stockholm, Sweden for the first ever Agenda 2030 Solutions Summit to end violence against children. The summit brings together governments, UN, civil society, academics and children themselves to share solutions to “prevent and respond to violence against boys and girls.” Underlying this meeting is a… Read more →←

How voluntary guardianship for unaccompanied minors took root in Sicily

Country stories Evidence to policy

By Iolanda Genovese

“You gave me back my dignity. I will never forget that you even gave me underwear. Without which I would have to wait for 15 days! You have always been there whenever I needed you. Even after 4 years, you are taking care of me.” These are the words of Amadou, regarding the network of guardians called Accoglierete, in southern Italy.… Read more →←

Zhang Haibo is taking children’s opinions about digital technology seriously

Country stories Evidence to policy

By Daniel Kardefelt-Winther

This statement: “Children use digital technology for specific reasons and it is important to take their opinions and explanations seriously” comes straight out of UNICEF’s recently published State of the World’s Children report for 2017, Children in a Digital World. The report recommends that children are placed at the center of… Read more →←

Measuring taboo topics: List randomization for research on gender-based violence

Methods & tools

By Amber Peterman and Tia Palermo

Gender-based violence is notoriously under-reported—for understandable reasons. Experience of violence is highly stigmatized and victims are often shamed. Respondents may be fearful of retaliation if perpetrators and others find out they have disclosed their experiences. There may also be cultural taboos about disclosing violence,… Read more →←

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