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An interactive infographic that examines the penetration of the Internet through to its projected growth; the way children and adults use the Internet and the risks they face; and the existing protection frameworks and legal mechanisms with some solutions for the future.

A selection of relevant internal and external meetings and events

How the Lybia crisis is affecting children. James Elder reporting on his recent mission to Lybia. Listen the interview

Malnutrition - New working paper View the publication

Similar to sentinel site monitoring, it is possible to also monitor key inputs into the production of child wellbeing, notably those linked to the resources and policies of the public sector. Budget tracking and analyses could serve this function, and at the same time the tools in this area could help to advance budget and policy transparency and public engagement and participation in decisionmaking. Thus, the use of such tools could influence policies - notably resource allocations - directly.

Formal empirical analysis of the social impact of an economic event - be it a crisis or a policy adjustment - is typically underpinned by an ex post analysis using nationally representative household survey data. These studies are often able to account for exacerbating (e.g. existing poverty and domestic factors) and mitigating conditions (e.g. social protection interventions) which then provide a clear sense of the net impact on various population groups, including children, women and poor families. The main challenge with this approach lies in the significant time lag (anywhere from 1-2 years) attached to the availability of nationally representative household survey data.

The FACIT Project develops and compiles analytical tools to help advance child rights in UNICEF’s upstream social and economic policy work. Through the FACIT website, child rights advocates and UNICEF’s staff could gain access to resources for social and economic policy work, including guides, empirical methodologies and applied examples of evidence-based policy analyses.

This global event, attended by nearly 14,000 people from 150 countries, gathered presidents, local and central government officials, civil society and grass root organisations, the private sector, researchers, and youth in the format of dialogues, networking sessions, trainings and other events. UNICEF participated, along with other partners, with a view to ensure the presence of children in the urban debates. World Urban Forum 5

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is going to launch a new book Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-Telling, Accountability and Reconciliation today at UNICEF’s house, joined by our Executive Director, Ms. Ann M. Veneman. A collaboration between UNICEF IRC and the Human Rights Programme of the Harvard Law School, the publication explores questions raised when children’s issues - and children themselves - are prioritized in justice and truth-seeking and in reconciliation processes. The launch is taking place on Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 12Noon (EST) in a live video link to Harvard University in Boston. The video will be broadcasted on the UNICEF website. Video footage (including an interview) and photos of the Archbishop will also be available after his visit to UNICEF House. Visit our Children and transitional justice knowledge pages Embargoed media material available on our Newsroom Human Rights Programme, Harvard Law School

The Nobel Peace Prize visited UNICEF House, where he met with UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman and launched a new publication that explores why any successful transition from war to peace must ensure that children have a place - and a voice - in helping to build a peaceful and stable future. Read the story More on 'Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-Telling, Accountability and Reconciliation'

This global event, attended by nearly 14,000 people from 150 countries, gathered presidents, local and central government officials, civil society and grass root organisations, the private sector, researchers, and youth in the format of dialogues, networking sessions, trainings and other events. UNICEF participated, along with other partners, with a view to ensure the presence of children in the urban debates. World Urban Forum 5