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...
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...
Digital technologies have become vital. In times of crisis, from natural disasters to pandemics, digital connectivity is what’s keeping people, governments, and businesses connected. Yet half of the world’s population is still without internet access, with the vast majority concentrated in...
ReAL is a toolkit for assessing children’s learning outcomes remotely, focussing on foundational literacy and numeracy, and Social and Emotional Learning, drawing from existing SC tools. This tool is for remote use where enumerators can’t assess children in person. It can be administered by...
According to the United Nations, enough food is produced every day to feed 10 billion people. Yet, we are unable to feed the global population of 7.9 billion, and over 821 million people are chronically undernourished. At first glance, doesn’t it seem fairly simple? Channel the food being wasted to...
Global Forum on AI for Children UNICEF invites you to join this virtual event on November 30 – December 1, 2021 to discuss practical approaches to child-centred AI policies and systems. Participants will have an opportunity to network, share their knowledge and learn from leading experts in the AI...
📣 LAUNCH ALERT! SAVE THE CHILDREN - NEW RESOURCE CENTRE The most comprehensive source of information on Child Rights Save the Children's Child Rights Resource Centre is the organizational, collective hub for knowledge on children's rights and interests. With a wealth of materials, ranging from...
These webinars have been postponed to a later date! Thank you! School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have created the largest disruption of education systems in history. The crisis has also exacerbated pre-existing disparities in education provision, particularly for those living in poor or...
As reported by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), India had 719 million internet subscribers by end 2019. The number seems large and is a definite growth from earlier years, but with India’s population, this translates to only about 50% of people connected to the net. Compare that to an...