Innocenti Publications Prospects for Children in the Polycrisis: A 2023 Global Outlook AUTHOR(S) UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight Published: 2023 Innocenti Publications This report outlines the polycrisis in which the world finds itself — multiple, simultaneous shocks with strong interdependencies, intensified in an ever-more integrated world — along with eight trends that will shape child rights and well-being in the coming year. The trends explored are: The pandemic's harms will continue to be counted - but reforms of health architecture and medical breakthroughs offer hope for children.Efforts to tame inflation will have unintended negative effects on child poverty and well-being - requiring policy measures that protect investments for vulnerable families and children.Multiple factors will contribute to continued food and nutrition insecurity - with increasing calls for greater climate adaptation and food systems reform to prevent food poverty in children.The worsening energy crisis may cause immediate harm to children - but the focus on energy sustainability provides hope for a greener future.Unmet needs and underinvestment in children warrant reforms of financial flows to developing countries - while renewed attention on climate finance and debt relief holds promise.Threats to democratic rights such as freedom of expression are expected to continue - but social movements, including those led by young people and women, are likely to push back.Increasing factionalism will put further stress on multilateralism - but efforts to address children's and young people's concerns may offer opportunities to find common ground.The internet will continue to fragment and become less global, resulting in further disparities for children - prompting a greater push for openness, fairness and inclusion. + - Cite this publication | Tags: child poverty, child well-being, climate change, COVID-19, democracy, education, energy policies, financial policy, financial systems, food crisis, gender equality, health, internet, nutrition, pandemic, social change × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight 2023 Prospects for Children in the Polycrisis: A 2023 Global Outlook.
Innocenti Publications 2018 Results Report Published: 2019 Innocenti Publications In 2018, significant gains were made in generating evidence to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged children, build organizational capacity to conduct and use quality, ethical research on children, and set a foundation as an important convening centre for expert consultation on next-generation ideas on children. 2018 marks the first year the UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti is reporting on the progress of research under the new UNICEF Strategic Plan (2018-2021). This plan is the first to clearly delineate the role of research and evidence as one of the eight priority change strategies for children. This report therefore is an account of the first year of work to generate critical evidence to inform programmes, policies and advocacy for children and young people around the world. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 56 | Thematic area: Adolescents, Child Poverty, Child Protection, Education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2019 2018 Results Report. , pp. 56.
Innocenti Publications 2017 Results Report Published: 2018 Innocenti Publications Our latest annual Results Report presents a review of the Office of Research - Innocenti’s top-line results delivered in 2017. It contains an excellent summary of how our research contributes to impact for children. Selected key results are highlighted for all research and capacity-building areas, while ‘deeper dive’ case studies provide in-depth narratives. The report also highlights capacity building, promotion of ethical research, and communications and operations milestones in 2017. Importantly, the report describes the Office of Research’s expanding role as a physical and virtual convening space for dialogue and critical thinking on issues concerning children and adolescents, in support of UNICEF’s new global Strategic Plan. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 56 | Thematic area: Adolescents, Child Poverty, Child Protection, Education | Tags: evaluation research, research centres × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2018 2017 Results Report. , pp. 56.
Innocenti Publications 2016 Results Report AUTHOR(S) Prerna Banati; Michelle Godwin Published: 2017 Innocenti Publications The 2016 UNICEF Innocenti Results Report presents the activities and key results of the Office of Research achieved in 2016. Research continues to influence policy and practice by addressing inequalities in child well-being and expanding the international evidence base in social protection, child poverty, child protection and education. New and emerging areas of research are beginning to address critical gaps for children, including migration and displacement, children in care work and gender inequality. Enhanced reach, improved dissemination platforms and growing influence are creating positive impacts on social policy for children in various countries. Over 140 research products were published in a range of print and electronic media, including peer-reviewed journal articles, contributions to edited volumes, working papers, research reports and resources, digests, briefs, blogs, podcasts and videos. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 36 | Thematic area: Adolescents, Child Poverty, Child Protection, Child well-being, Communication | Tags: evaluation research, research centres × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Prerna Banati; Michelle Godwin 2017 2016 Results Report . , pp. 36.
Innocenti Publications 2015 Results Report Published: 2016 Innocenti Publications + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 36 | Thematic area: Child well-being, Convention on the Rights of the Child | Tags: children's rights, children's rights advocacy, evaluation research, research × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2016 2015 Results Report. , pp. 36.
Innocenti Publications Recherche éthique impliquant des enfants AUTHOR(S) Mary Ann Powell; Nicola Taylor; Robyn Fitzgerald Published: 2015 Innocenti Publications Le recueil d’ERIC sert d’outil pour générer la pensée critique, le dialogue introspectif et la prise de décision éthique ainsi que pour contribuer à l’amélioration de la pratique de recherche impliquant des enfants à travers les différentes disciplines, les points de vue théoriques et méthodologiques et les contextes internationaux. L’accent est mis sur la nécessité d’une approche introspective de l’éthique de la recherche qui favorise les relations dynamiques et respectueuses entre chercheurs, enfants, familles, collectivités, organismes de recherche et autres intervenants. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 214 | Thematic area: Ethical research | Tags: child protection, crc, ethical research, ethics, research methods, research needs × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Mary Ann Powell; Nicola Taylor; Robyn Fitzgerald 2015 Recherche éthique impliquant des enfants. , pp. 214.
Innocenti Publications Investigación ética con niños AUTHOR(S) Nicola Taylor; Robyn Fitzgerald Published: 2015 Innocenti Publications El compendio de ERIC ha de servir como herramienta para generar una reflexión crítica, un diálogo introspectivo y decisiones éticas, así como contribuir a mejorar la práctica de la investigación con niños a través de diferentes disciplinas, puntos de vista teóricos y metodológicos y contextos internacionales. Concede especial importancia a la necesidad de contar con un enfoque reflexivo de la ética de la investigación capaz de fomentar relaciones dinámicas y respetuosas entre los investigadores, los niños, las familias, las comunidades, las organizaciones de investigación y otras partes interesadas. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 214 | Thematic area: Ethical research | Tags: child protection, ethical research, research methodology, research needs × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Nicola Taylor; Robyn Fitzgerald 2015 Investigación ética con niños. , pp. 214.
Innocenti Publications Children and Research at Innocenti: 25 Years of UNICEF Commitment Published: 2015 Innocenti Publications The UNICEF research programmes at Innocenti were established in 1989 with funding from the Government of Italy, a contribution and commitment that continues today. Two broad areas of research were established early on: the impact of socio-economic change on children, and the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which had recently come into force. The Centre’s most significant contributions to date have continued to be in these fields, but programmes, projects and plans have grown, developed, evolved and been re-dimensioned over the 25 years of the Centre’s existence, according to global needs and resources. This publication offers a brief history of both the Florentine Ospedale where the UNICEF Office of Research is house and with contributions from former directors and staff members, an overview of successes, opportunities and a look towards the future. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 162 | Thematic area: Convention on the Rights of the Child | Tags: best interests of the child, child protection, child related policies, child well-being, convention on the rights of the child, ethical research, research, social research × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2015 Children and Research at Innocenti: 25 Years of UNICEF Commitment. , pp. 162.
Innocenti Publications 2014 Results Report Published: 2015 Innocenti Publications 2014 marked a successful year for the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti and included the development of key research outputs, active advocacy for research, successful growth in the research portfolio, and expansion of outreach, tools and products. The Office actively engaged in: generating high-quality research to inform programmes and knowledge about children; strengthening the capacity to improve the quality and use of evidence; convening international events by acting as a catalyst for research globally. In 2014, research activities ranged from multi-disciplinary initiatives to large-scale international collaborative projects. High-calibre, policy-relevant research was conducted in the areas of: equity, poverty and well-being; child rights and governance; child protection and violence against children; social protection systems and cash transfers, among others. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 32 | Thematic area: Rights of the Child | Tags: children's rights, development research, research × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2015 2014 Results Report . , pp. 32.
Innocenti Publications Infanzia e ricerca agli Innocenti: 25 anni di impegno dell'UNICEF Published: 2015 Innocenti Publications Abbiamo accolto l’occasione del 25° anniversario per ascoltare le voci di coloro che hanno contribuito in vari modi alla vita del Centro di ricerca, non solo per farne un esercizio storico, ma per aiutarci a porre in contesto il nostro presente, per evitare di ripetere gli stessi errori e per contribuire a risolvere le problematiche ricorrenti. In questi brevi ma interessanti articoli il resoconto dell’impegno comune e delle divergenze d’opinione interne all’organizzazione si arricchisce dell’esperienza personale dei diversi autori e si avvale del senno di poi. Gli scritti offrono suggerimenti importanti e analisi utili per le nuove generazioni di ricercatori e amministratori. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 60 | Thematic area: Convention on the Rights of the Child | Tags: child development, development research, research × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2015 Infanzia e ricerca agli Innocenti: 25 anni di impegno dell'UNICEF . , pp. 60.
Innocenti Publications Best of UNICEF Research 2015 Published: 2015 Innocenti Publications In addition to recognizing high quality research, the Best of UNICEF Research process aims to share findings with UNICEF colleagues and with the wider community concerned with achieving child rights. This year the competition received 99 applications With global reach, the 12 projects in the final selection cover many of the ‘traditional’ areas of UNICEF work (health, nutrition, sanitation and education), while also highlighting issues that have more recently gained prominence within the global policy agenda, such as social transfers, violence against children and school bullying, and various forms of inequality or exclusion. This publication provides summaries of these research projects, including methodology and results. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 80 | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Child Protection, Convention on the Rights of the Child | Tags: cash transfers, education, health, nutrition, research, sanitation × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2015 Best of UNICEF Research 2015. , pp. 80.
Innocenti Publications Best of UNICEF Research 2014 Published: 2014 Innocenti Publications Each year the Office of Research-Innocenti reviews submissions for the best research being published across all UNICEF offices: country programmes, National Committees, Regional Offices and headquarters divisions. The purpose of this activity is to showcase and recognize high-quality, high-impact research being done in the organization. At the end of the process each year the Office of Research-Innocenti issues a publication containing summaries of the papers considered to be of particular merit. In 2014, the summaries cover issues concerning child protection, cash transfers, ECD, maternal health, inclusive education, and WASH. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 64 | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Child Protection, Convention on the Rights of the Child | Tags: education, health, maternal and child health, policy making, research × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2014 Best of UNICEF Research 2014. , pp. 64.