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When the long-simmering social crises in Arab countries erupted to the surface in 2011, these events immediately shifted government attention from the economic to the social fields. Suddenly it became clear that years of substantial economic growth had not improved social outcomes and Governments...

Briefing Paper Creating and using online surveys. Briefing Paper ... flexibility – compared to a paper questionnaire, an online one can be programmed to adapt to previous answers ... University of Exeter CASCADE project funded by the JISC.

Abstract Maternal and newborn health is a high priority for global health and is included among the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, the slow decline in maternal and newborn mortality jeopardizes MDG achievements; according to UNICEF, 60 million women give birth outside of health...

Introduction Since its inception, UNICEF’s mandate has involved the rapid response to humanitarian crises. Our continuing presence in more than 150 countries and territories means that we are often on the spot long before, and long after, a crisis or unstable situation occurs. UNICEF’s role in...

Youth guarantees: a response to the youth employment crisis? What is a youth guarantee? The concept of youth guarantee implies an entitlement to a job, training or education of a defined group of young people and an obligation for the Public Employment Service (PES) or another public authority to...

DIGITAL LITERACY: CONTENT, STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A LIFE SKILL Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have penetrated all areas of contemporary life. In this context, digital literacy has become much more than the ability to handle computers – just like traditional literacy and...

Abstract Regular physical activity (PA) is an underlying factor since childhood and adolescence for having a healthy and active future for life. The aim of this stud y was to review the evidence on increasing the youth PA to develop the national program at country level. At first, the databases were...

The purpose of this Guide is to help Education Clusters conduct rapid joint needs assessments.You can also use it in situations where there are no clusters and education is coordinated through a sector working group. The Guide uses the word ‘cluster’ to refer to both cluster-based and sector-based...