Handling information for children's rightsThe importance of accessing relevant information and the necessity of an efficient system for handling it was recognized as a crucial component of its activities by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the treaty body responsible for monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, since its first meeting in 1991.In this spirit, UNICEF IRC has developed and published, since many years, internationally agreed information-handling tools that can strengthen access to data and effective information exchange. |
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The Innocenti Library
The international library on children's rights - a joint UNICEF IRC/IDI project
Undertaking research for children's rights
Know more about the UNICEF IRC research programme for 2006-2008
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The research function and the key role of IRC within UNICEF
A knowledge-based approach is key UNICEF to be a global leader for children.The UNICEF IRC Director discusses this issue and the role of IRC within UNICEF.
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Report Card on Child Well-being in Rich Countries
This report builds and expands upon the analyses of Report Card No. 6 which considered relative income poverty affecting children and policies to mitigate it. Report Card 7 provides a pioneering, comprehensive picture of child well being through the consideration of six dimensions: material well-being, health and safety, education, family and peer relationships, subjective well-being, behaviours and lifestyles informed by the Convention on the rights of the child and relevant academic literature
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