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Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth: Report Card 18

In a time of general prosperity, more than 69 million children live in poverty in some of the world’s richest countries. Poverty is most often defined by income. But for most children, poverty is about more than just money. It is about growing up in a home without enough heat or nutritious food. Poverty means no new clothes, no telephone and no money for a birthday celebration. These deprivations have consequences that can last a lifetime. Research shows that children in poor families are less likely to complete a good education.1 In some countries, the research indicates that life is eight to nine years shorter for a child born in a poor area than a child born in wealthy area. Ending child poverty and its consequences is a matter of basic rights and justice.

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Italy: Too little time and space for childhood

Innocenti Studies

Italy: Too little time and space for childhood

AUTHOR(S)
Ray Lorenzo

Published: 1992 Innocenti Studies

The Urban Child project launched studies in the Philippines, Brazil, India and Kenya. Italy constituted a special challenge because it introduced to the project a North-South dimension. Owing to the rapid industrialization and economic growth of the period 1950-1980, Italian children have certainly fared better. However, severe forms of disaffection and problems among Italian youth have also emerged.

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child-friendly cities, right to adequate standard of living, standard of living, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

India: The forgotten children of the cities

Innocenti Studies

India: The forgotten children of the cities

AUTHOR(S)
Amrita Chatterjee

Published: 1992 Innocenti Studies

In India, as in other countries, the rise in the number of street and working children is associated with the phenomenon of rapid urban growth, especially of sprawling slums and shanty towns. The predicament of the urban child "in difficult circumstances" is inextricable from these conditions of urban poverty in which he and she is brought up. The first point of any enquiry into childhood in India's slums and squatter settlements, therefore, has to be the entire living context of poor urban children: physical, environmental, socio-economic, and familial. Unless the child's family is made the target of understanding and improvement, there is not likely to be sustained amelioration of the children's current plight or future prospects.

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 48 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: abandoned children, children in especially difficult circumstances, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Kenya: Child newcomers in the urban jungle

Innocenti Studies

Kenya: Child newcomers in the urban jungle

AUTHOR(S)
Dorothy Munyakho

Published: 1992 Innocenti Studies

In order to establish fully the connection between urban children in especially difficult circumstances and the problems their families are encountering, it is also necessary to address the effects of social change on families and individuals. This ranges from understanding the deterioration of family ties in different environments, to identifying changes in expectations, personal roles and atttitudes familiar in many countries. The 'Urban Child' project, furthermore, while not strictly undertaking a comparative analysis, has sought to identify and highlight common problems such as overcrowding, pollution, the growing presence of drugs and AIDS, urban violence, internal and external migration, and the lack of a sense of belonging.

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 48 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: right to adequate standard of living, standard of living, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

The Urban Child in the Third World: Urbanization trends and some principal issues

Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

The Urban Child in the Third World: Urbanization trends and some principal issues

AUTHOR(S)
Jorge E. Hardoy

Published: 1992 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 68 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child poverty, urban children, urbanization | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Childhood and Urban Poverty in Brazil: Street and working children and their families

Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

Childhood and Urban Poverty in Brazil: Street and working children and their families

AUTHOR(S)
Irene Rizzini; Irma Rizzini; Monica Munhoz; Lidia Galeano

Published: 1992 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 62 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child poverty, child workers, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Urban Children in Distress: An introduction to the issues

Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

Urban Children in Distress: An introduction to the issues

AUTHOR(S)
Cristina S. Blanc

Published: 1992 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 72 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child poverty, children in especially difficult circumstances, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

The Disadvantaged Urban Child in India

AUTHOR(S)
A.B. Bose

Published: 1992 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series

The situation of disadvantaged urban children in India should be seen in the overall context of the country's growing urban population and increasing urban poverty. About 42 million people, representing 20 per cent of the total urban population, had incomes that fell below the poverty line in 1988. Of the 71 million urban children (1992) 0-14 years of age, an overwhelming 15 to 18 million live in slums. Beyond the general picture of urban children, this report provides a more detailed analysis of specific categories of at-risk children, such as working children, street children and other disadvantaged children in need of care and protection.

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 74 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child poverty, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

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Italia: più tempo e spazio ai bambini

AUTHOR(S)
Ray Lorenzo

Published: 1992 Innocenti Studies

Il progetto "Bambino urbano" ha promosso attività di ricerca nelle Filippine, in Brasile, India e Kenya. L'Italia, invece, costituisce una sfida particolare che introduce nel progetto la dimensione Nord-Sud. I bambini italiani vivono sicuramente meglio per la rapida industrializzazione e la crescita economica nel periodo 1950-1980. Nello stesso tempo, tuttavia, emergono fra le giovani generazioni forme anche gravi di disagio e di emarginazione, non sempre adeguatamente compresi e fronteggiati dalla società.

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 46 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child-friendly cities, right to adequate standard of living, standard of living, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Children of the Runaway Cities: The impact of urban poverty on childhood and family life in the Philippines

Innocenti Studies

Children of the Runaway Cities: The impact of urban poverty on childhood and family life in the Philippines

AUTHOR(S)
Maggie Black

Published: 1991 Innocenti Studies

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Urban Child | Tags: child poverty, urban children, urban families | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Brazil: The fight for childhood in the city

Innocenti Studies

Brazil: The fight for childhood in the city

AUTHOR(S)
Anthony Swift

Published: 1991 Innocenti Studies

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: children at risk, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

Brésil: la lutte pour l'enfance dans la ville

Innocenti Studies

Brésil: la lutte pour l'enfance dans la ville

AUTHOR(S)
Anthony Swift

Published: 1991 Innocenti Studies

Cite this publication | No. of pages: 48 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: children at risk, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence

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Innovating for Inclusion: Testing Uruguay’s first Accessible Digital Textbook for children with and without disabilities

Children with disabilities are 49 per cent more likely to have never attended school compared to children without disabilities. Even when in school, children with disabilities still face unique and additional barriers to learning, including limited access to appropriate and accessible teaching and learning materials. New and innovative technologies can be catalytic to advance inclusion in education to ensure ALL children can access, participate and learn in school. The UNICEF-led Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT) initiative, in collaboration with Ministries of Education and implementing partners, follows Universal Design of Learning (UDL) principles to design and produce accessible digital textbooks (ADTs) for children with and without disabilities, to ensure that all students can learn together. ADTs have accessibility features such as sign language videos, navigation support, voice over and image descriptions, subtitles and interactive UDL activities.

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This young (COVID) life

This project explores children and young people’s experiences, opinions, and reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and related government responses. The pandemic brought changes to their daily lives, social spaces, relationships, and inner worlds. The research sheds light on life since the beginning of the pandemic and how it has affected children and adolescents. It provides ideas and recommendations on managing similar crises in the future. The project has collected the words, drawings, and photos of more than 1,000 children across 6 different countries between 2021 and 2023.

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Inclusion Matters: Inclusive Interventions for Children with Disabilities – An evidence and gap map from low- and middle-income countries

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Inclusion Matters: Inclusive Interventions for Children with Disabilities – An evidence and gap map from low- and middle-income countries

In this publication we report our Evidence and Gap Mapping (EGM) of “Inclusive Interventions for Children with Disabilities in LMICs”. It shows that research is lacking in many critical areas: awareness and non-discrimination, protection, adequate standard of living, family and community life, and empowerment – that represent critical areas of policy and programming in need of robust evidence to improve inclusion and participation. Specific areas overlooked include tackling harmful stereotypes, tackling abuse and violence and ways to reduce stigma; on improving accessibility to water, sanitation, hygiene, housing and food; and interventions that aim for children with disabilities to enjoy their right to be heard, to play and to have their views considered in all matters affecting them. Health research covers 3 in 4 of all studies in our EGM, but there is little evidence on improving access to general health services and accessibility for children with disabilities in healthcare settings. Inclusive education was moderately represented, but lacked the detail to understand how it was implemented or if inclusive education was effective in improving (or harming) academic outcomes, school readiness, graduation rates or the quality of educational services. The companion protocol for the EGM can be found at this link Please also see our EGM on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions

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30 Years of Research on Migration and Displacement at UNICEF Innocenti

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30 Years of Research on Migration and Displacement at UNICEF Innocenti

As global displacement rises, there is a pressing need to understand and respond to the migration experiences of children. This article provides key insights from a comprehensive review of UNICEF Innocenti’s research on migration and displacement over the last 30 years.

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Children's Views about their Environments

A collection of artworks created by children and young people from Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Italy, and New Zealand on key environmental issues highlighted in the Innocenti Report Card 17 'Places and Spaces: Environments and children's well-being'. In each country participating in this project, small groups of children and adolescents discussed how global environmental challenges affect their daily lives. Based on their discussions, children engaged in creative activities: they made videos, drew or wrote stories, took photos, and wrote or recorded audio captions for their artwork.

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Publications

Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth: Report Card 18

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Italy: Too little time and space for childhood

India: The forgotten children of the cities

Kenya: Child newcomers in the urban jungle

The Urban Child in the Third World: Urbanization trends and some principal issues

Childhood and Urban Poverty in Brazil: Street and working children and their families

Urban Children in Distress: An introduction to the issues

The Disadvantaged Urban Child in India

Italia: più tempo e spazio ai bambini

Children of the Runaway Cities: The impact of urban poverty on childhood and family life in the Philippines

Brazil: The fight for childhood in the city

Brésil: la lutte pour l'enfance dans la ville

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