Thank you for joining UNICEF Evaluation Office and Office of Research-Innocenti for the first #BOURE2020 webinar series presenting "The Impact of the Birth Registration Programme in Nigeria: Evidence, Practice and Innovations", that took place on Thursday, 18th February 2021 at 8-9AM PST | 11AM-12PM...
UNICEF Innocenti Launches Children and COVID-19 Research Library New evidence database provides one-stop-shop for quality evidence on the effects of the pandemic on children and adolescents The UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti has produced the Children and COVID-19 Research Library to highlight...
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...
The COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan is the international community’s primary fundraising vehicle to do that. This update of the Plan is based on extensive in-country consultations and reflects real-time needs. It brings together appeals from the WHO and other UN humanitarian agencies. Non...
The race is on to secure vaccines that will protect people from COVID-19. But it’s already become apparent that there is gross inequality playing out in the procurement and distribution of the new drugs. One reason is intellectual property rights. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is considering...
Since the birth of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, most member states have had to abide by the Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which protects patents and copyrights including those applicable to new diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and medical supplies...
Click here to REGISTER NOW! Join the UNICEF Evaluation Office and Office of Research-Innocenti for the second #BOURE2020 webinar series presenting "Strengthening Community Linkages to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak Preparedness in the most-at-risk districts in Uganda", on 25 February 2021...
2020 witnessed unprecedented scientific progress in developing a vaccine to control the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This has led to the development of a range of effective vaccines spanning from traditional formulations to new ones, such as the novel mRNA or DNA-based vaccines. Many...
Abstract Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) refers to a set of globally sustainable targets to develop the economy, society, and environment. Launched in 2015, the United Nations (UN) urged most member states to embrace the significant roles businesses had in achieving such goals; amongst those...