Profiles
Manahil Siddiqi
Consultant
Manahil Siddiqi is a global health research scientist dedicated to building the evidence base on child marriage, gender-based violence and child health and rights, and translating this evidence into well-informed programmes and policies around the world. Manahil has led high-profile research, programmatic and policy work on adolescent health for various international agencies including the World Health Organization. Manahil brings technical expertise in global monitoring, impact evaluation, and evidence synthesis and analysis. As a full-time consultant at UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, Manahil supports the design of robust and relevant research, evidence synthesis, and knowledge dissemination around child protection issues including violence against children and child marriage. Manahil holds a Clinical Faculty position at the University of Washington School of Public Health, where she received her Masters in Global Health.
Publications
Publication
Making It Count: Strengthening data and evidence to prevent and respond to violence against children in East Asia and the Pacific
This brief provides an overview of the data and evidence gaps on violence against children in East Asia and the Pacific. It calls for greater attention to generating, sharing and applying quality data and evidence to protect the safety and rights of children within the region.
Publication
Evidence matters – now more than ever: Results from a review of UNICEF’s evidence on COVID-19 and child protection
There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting the lives and rights of children. Early on, the pandemic rapidly sparked research on child protection across the globe. In the barrage of information on COVID-19, evidence is key to understanding children’s situations and to developing the best solutions.
This review takes stock of UNICEF’s rapidly evolving evidence base on COVID-19 and child protection and describes what has been learned so far from this evidence base on the impacts of COVID-19 on child protection and the response measures put in place since the pandemic.
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Interventions to Reduce Violence Against Children in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Evidence and gap map research brief of phase 1 and 2 findings
Evidence on interventions for reducing violence against children (VAC) has steadily increased over the years. Yet, gaps remain when it comes to research investment priorities and future studies.
This brief summarizes the key findings from the Evidence Gap Map on interventions to reduce violence against children in low- and middle-income countries. It includes findings from Phase 1 (English-language publications) and Phase 2 (Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Spanish publications). All technical details can be reviewed in the main report.
Events
Event
Evidence Matters
14 September 2021 - This event aims to share information and advance understanding of the growing body of evidence on violence against children (VAC) prevention and response. The event will bring together researchers, practitioners and policymakers, providing a forum to reflect on the current state of the evidence, the role of evidence in driving action to end VAC, and the opportunities that lie ahead.