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Best of UNICEF Research 2021

Live Award Event
(Past event)

Event type: Webinar

events1 December 2021time15:00 - 16:00 CET

For the second year running, the Best of UNICEF Research is being awarded in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that poor and discriminated children are being hardest hit by the pandemic. Research and data are critical to reinvent responses, show tangible impact, and prioritize those children most at risk.


Submitted by UNICEF offices from around the world, Best of UNICEF Research showcases quality research with a high potential for impact to benefit children. Join us for the Best of UNICEF Research Live Award Event, where we will be joined by the Executive Director, as we reveal the 11 finalists and announce the three winning research entries.

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Gunilla Olsson

UNICEF Innocenti

Sarah Crowe

UNICEF Innocenti

Henrietta H. Fore
Executive Director, UNICEF

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