IRC in 2010

As a core component of the UNICEF's research function, the Innocenti Research Centre works as the organization's dedicated research centre, maintaining academic freedom and contributing to UNICEF's strategic agenda. The Centre's activities promote knowledge generation and brokering to fill research gaps and address emerging and sensitive issues in the areas of social and economic policies and the implementation of international standards for children in all countries. With UNICEF support, and through other resources contributions of governments and civil society, the Centre continues to pursue its work in cooperation with other parts of UNICEF and academic and policy institutions around the world.

Building on twenty years of experience, expertise and lessons from the implementation of its programme, the Centre pursues research in two thematic areas: (a) Social and economic policies and children, and (b) Child protection and implementation of international standards for children.

HIGHLIGHTS

Innocenti Social Monitor 2009 : Child well-being at a crossroad. Evolving challenges in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States The evolving challenges for the well-being of children after two decades of transition Child well-being in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: a multidimensional approach Proposes a simplified approach which examines five different dimensions of child wellbeing Positive indicators of child well-being: a conceptual framework, measures and methodological issues Suggests a new comprehensive framework which identifies constructs for positive well-being

RESEARCH

First IRC Community of Practice launched on CFC website

The research study on the assessment of cities' child friendliness has now moved from pilot stage to testing of tools in 11 countries.
.A first IRC Community of Practice was implemented on the Child Friendly Cities website to support the development of the CFC research initiative among the researchers and partners participating in the project. The new wiki-based tool (password protected) was created to be an active work space for uploading documents, sharing comments and receiving feedback among the community of participating researchers. It is the first example of its kind developed by IRC and it is meant to become an innovative key component of doing research at IRC in the future.

To know more on the CFC research initiative visit the CFC website.

IN FOCUS

Forthcoming publications

The following publications are planned for release over the next six months.

Q1 2010 (First quarter)

Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-telling, Accountability and Reconciliation
Children and Truth Commissions

Q2 2010 (Second quarter)

Protecting Children from Violence in Sport
Promoting Children's Rights in Aid Policies
Preventing Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism.

Innocenti publications are usually produced in English, French and Spanish. Select titles are available in additional languages. For more information visit our Publications catalogue

PARTNERSHIPS

Renewal of UNICEF IRC - Tuscany Region collaboration agreement

UNICEF IRC and the Tuscany Region signed the renewal of the collaboration agreement until end of 2010. Based on the framework of common interests between the Region and UNICEF, and with the purpose to strengthen the collaboration between them, the partners will develop joint activities to promote the rights of the children and to protect them from all forms of abuse. Cooperation will include the translation of some IRC reports into Italian, as well as the organization of meetings and events to facilitate knowledge generation and sharing on children's rights and well-being.