Why should UNICEF focus on environment, urbanization and planning? Every second person on earth lives in a city. By mid-century, two out of three people will live in cities. However, most of the urban growth is taking place in cities in the global South, in countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America...
Currently 4.4 billion people live in cities comprising 56 percent of the global population. The current urbanization trends are contradicting the common perception that urbanization and prosperity are synonymous. Most urban growth is happening in low and middle-income countries on the back of...
Thailand CO has hired Includovate Pty Ltd to conduct a targeted, iterative and participatory evaluation of its partnerships to capture key stakeholder perceptions, better understand its comparative advantages, and improve the overall strategic positioning of the CP in the Thai context. Specifically...
National Evaluation Capacity Development (NECD) is a fundamental norm endorsed by UNEG. As quoted in our 2018 Revised Evaluation Policy: “UNICEF seeks to help national authorities to evaluate their own programmes and to contribute to the strengthening of evaluation capacity in countries”. The...
Abstract In April 2020, the World Food Programme announced that without drastic change, the number of people facing food crises in the world might double in 2020 from 135 to 265 million people as a result of COVID-19 (World Food Programme, 2020). Under-resourced health, education, and transportation...
Household waste is a problem in every part of the world. Every year, we throw away food, packaging and other unwanted items, and all of this has a negative impact on our planet. Whilst recycling can go a long way to reducing the carbon footprint of our households, there are still many items that...
📣 Calling all #youth in the #AsiaPacific Region and beyond! Our friends at Youth Co:Lab are hosting the hybrid #YouthCoLab Summit 2022 this summer July 4-7, 2022 🤩 This year's Summit aims to highlight, encourage and celebrate the role of young people in the #DecadeofAction, while showcasing and...
IBM plays a key role in advancing the circular economy in their work with The Plastic Bank, which mobilizes recycling entrepreneurs from amongst the world’s most vulnerable communities to clean up plastic waste in exchange for digital currency which they can use for life-changing goods and services...
The SDG Voices campaign, led by the City of Ghent, challenged cities in Belgium to encourage and mobilize Belgians to implement the SDGs in their daily lives. The campaign involved 23 different Ghent city services and departments. Nearly 6,000 citizens in six cities participated physically. Citizens...