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...
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...
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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...
Abstract: Within a framework of Communication for Development in Peacebuilding, this article sheds light on the use of art forms such as puppetry and photography as communication channels among youth affected by conflict and displacement. The study presented here evaluates UNICEF Art for Development...
United Nations Special Representative on Violence Against Children Maalla M'jid answers children's questions about children and the digital divide! ...
United Nations Special Representative on Violence Against Children Maalla M'jid answers children's questions about empowering children to participate and make difference! ...
UNICEF and the DPGA have created a DPG Accelerator Guide to support creating global DPGs that can be repurposed, adapted, and scaled to address a wide range of challenges. UNICEF Ventures and the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) are excited to announce the public launch of the DPG Accelerator...