Innocenti Digest Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 6 AUTHOR(S) Elena Camilletti; Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed Published: 2023 Innocenti Digest This COVID-19 Digest explores this 'crisis of care'. It examines the evidence that has emerged in recent years on how COVID-19 has affected the care that women and children provide and receive. 12 studies, selected from the Innocenti's Children and COVID-19 Research Library, are highlighted to provide insights into several dimensions of the crisis that are highly relevant to children's well-being and that can provide lessons for responding to other types of crises that the world is facing or will face in the future. The pandemic, associated lockdowns, and other containment measures have had a disproportionate impact on the care and domestic work of women, particularly those who experience other intersecting inequalities, including race, class, gender identity, and location. This Digest examines the impact of the pandemic on gender imbalances in paid and unpaid work, focusing in particular on vulnerable and marginalized women and girls. Whether care and domestic work are unpaid in the home or paid, limited public or private investment in care services increases the cost of meeting families' care and domestic needs. These activities are overwhelmingly carried out by women and girls worldwide, affecting their educational and employment prospects and creating gender inequalities in leisure time. They are usually carried out without any monetary compensation or are paid at low rates. They are also likely to increase in the face of shocks and stresses such as those experienced by COVID-19. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Gender Issues, Health | Tags: child care, child care services, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, gender issues × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Elena Camilletti; Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed 2023 Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 6.
Innocenti Digest Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 5 Published: 2022 Innocenti Digest The introduction of COVID-19 vaccination has been unprecedented in scope and challenges. While the risk of severe disease is lower in children and adolescents, vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe complications in young people. Not only does vaccination protect children and adolescents from severe illness and death on an individual level, but increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage among young people is critical to curbing overall community transmission of the disease at the population level. Drawing on the UNICEF Innocenti Children and COVID-19 Research Library, this issue of the digest summarizes evidence of factors influencing caregiver decision-making attitudes and behaviours regarding vaccinating children and adolescents against COVID-19. Eleven research papers are spotlighted along with some practical tools to support caregiver decision-making and enhance vaccine uptake. The evidence, insights and lessons from these studies can help policymakers and health practitioners better support caregivers to make important decisions related to the health of their children and communities. + - Cite this publication | Tags: care work, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, health care, vaccination × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2022 Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 5.
Innocenti Digest Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 4: Marginalized girls’ learning and COVID-19 Published: 2022 Innocenti Digest Progress towards SDG 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all – was already in jeopardy before COVID-19. The world was facing a learning crisis, with 48% of children unable to read and understand a simple text by the age of 10. For the most marginalized children, the learning crisis was even more severe. In low-income countries, 94% of girls (and 93% of boys) were not able to read by the age of 10, compared with 7% of girls (and 8% of boys) in high-income countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing disparities to the detriment of the girls and boys who were already being left behind. This digest spotlights 13 research papers, and summarizes lessons and evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on marginalized girls’ learning, drawing from UNICEF Innocenti’s Children and COVID-19 Research Library launched in 2020. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 11 | Tags: adolescent girls, COVID-19, education of girls, educational planning, girls, learning, marginality, remote learning, schools × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2022 Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 4: Marginalized girls’ learning and COVID-19. , pp. 11.
Innocenti Digest Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 3: Children with Disabilities Published: 2022 Innocenti Digest Research and data on children with disabilities around the globe remains critical as these children continue to be left behind. This is despite near-universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the extensive ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Evidence is growing that the COVID-19 pandemic, through both the virus itself and the measures implemented by governments to contain its spread, have disproportionately impacted children with disabilities and their families. This digest focuses on the emerging evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on children with disabilities, drawing from UNICEF Innocenti’s Children and COVID-19 Research Library, launched in 2020. BRAILE VersionDAISY VersionEPUB Version + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 10 | Tags: child disabilities, COVID-19 × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2022 Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 3: Children with Disabilities. , pp. 10.
Innocenti Digest Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest: October 2021 AUTHOR(S) Alessandra Guedes; Floriza Gennari Published: 2021 Innocenti Digest Even before COVID-19, over 1 billion children (aged 2–17 years) reported experiencing sexual, physical or emotional violence every year. Across their lifetimes, 1 in 3 women are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner. Violence against children and against women are highly interconnected. Children who witness or experience violence are more likely to perpetrate it or be victimized in adulthood, thus continuing the cycle of violence.This digest highlights 13 newly curated research papers on the topic of COVID-19 and violence against children, selected based on criteria such as relevance to children's rights; a diversity of research methodology; and insights from low- and middle-income countries. + - Cite this publication | Tags: COVID-19, violence against children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Alessandra Guedes; Floriza Gennari 2021 Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest: October 2021.
Innocenti Digest Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 1: Children and youth mental health under COVID-19 AUTHOR(S) Priscilla Idele Published: 2022 Innocenti Digest The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and youth has been near ubiquitous. Resilience factors are significant in enhancing and supporting mental health in the COVID-19 era. Our first COVID-19 Quarterly Thematic Digest presents research highlights from our growing Children and COVID-19 Research library. In this inaugural digest we spotlight 11 studies on mental health that were all generated in the first half of 2021. These research papers address an array of subjects related to the impact of COVID-19 on child and youth mental that include disorders such as anxiety, depression, suicide ideation and compulsive internet gaming, as well as risk factors such as HIV or refugee status, and responses such as art therapy and parenting and caregiver programmes. These studies have been undertaken in a range of countries and regions and include several multi-country analyses. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 9 | Tags: child mental health, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, mental health × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Priscilla Idele 2022 Children and COVID-19 Research Library Quarterly Digest Issue 1: Children and youth mental health under COVID-19. , pp. 9.
Innocenti Digest Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities (Russian version) Published: 2008 Innocenti Digest This Innocenti Digest examines the situation of approximately 200 million children with disabilities around the world and identifies ways to support the realization of their rights. Children with disabilities constantly face barriers to the enjoyment of their rights and inclusion in society. But the tide is changing, as many countries have begun to reform their laws and structures in the past two decades to promote the participation of children with disabilities as full members of society. The Digest promotes such participation, and discusses all aspects of their development, including access to education, health services and rehabilitation, social and legal assistance, play and cultural activities, vocational and life-skills training. It focuses on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which, building on the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, opens a new era in securing the rights of children with disabilities. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 80 | Thematic area: Rights of the Child | Tags: disabilities, disabled children, discrimination based on disability, right to appropriate standards of care, rights of disabled children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2008 Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities (Russian version). , pp. 80.
Innocenti Digest Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities Published: 2007 Innocenti Digest This Innocenti Digest on 'Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities' examines the situation of approximately 200 million children with disabilities around the world and identifies ways to support the realization of their rights. Children with disabilities constantly face barriers to the enjoyment of their rights and inclusion in society. But the tide is changing, as many countries have begun to reform their laws and structures in the past two decades to promote the participation of children with disabilities as full members of society. The Digest promotes such participation, and discusses all aspects of their development, including access to education, health services and rehabilitation, social and legal assistance, play and cultural activities, vocational and life-skills training. It focuses on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which, building on the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, opens a new era in securing the rights of children with disabilities. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 78 | Thematic area: Rights of the Child | Tags: disabilities, disabled children, discrimination based on disability, right to appropriate standards of care, rights of disabled children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2007 Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities. , pp. 78.
Innocenti Digest Pobreza y exclusión entre niños urbanos Published: 2005 Innocenti Digest Las ciudades del mundo a menudo son consideradas como centros privilegiados y de riqueza pero también acogen a cientos de millones de niños para quienes la pobreza y la exclusión son una realidad cotidiana. Algunos de estos niños viven en la calle; muchos más viven en casas peligrosas e insana que a veces carecen de las necesidades más básicas, como el agua potable y el saneamiento. Estos niños urbanos raras veces tienen acceso a servicios adecuados como alfabetización o espacios seguros para jugar. El imperativo de la supervivencia económica puede suponer no sólo que los padres sean incapaces de dedicar tiempo suficiente para el cuidado de los niños, sino que también los niños se vean obligados a tabajar, a menudo en condiciones peligrosas. Esto no debería ser así: este Digest examina el potencial del buen gobierno urbano fundado en los principios de uno derechos humanos que promuevan un cambio positivo para y con la infancia. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 52 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child poverty, child protection, governance, poverty, street children, urban children, urban communities × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2005 Pobreza y exclusión entre niños urbanos. , pp. 52.
Innocenti Digest Changing a Harmful Social Convention: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Published: 2005 Innocenti Digest Every year, three million girls and women are subjected to genital mutilation/cutting, a dangerous and potentially life-threatening procedure that causes unspeakable pain and suffering. Not only is it practiced among communities in Africa and the Middle East, but also in immigrant communities throughout the world. Moreover, recent data reveal that it occurs on a much larger scale than previously thought. It continues to be one of the most persistent, pervasive and silently endured human rights violations. This Innocenti Digest examines the prevalence of FGM/C and its social dynamics. It provides an explanation as to why the practice persists and of the elements necessary for its abandonment. It also takes stock of progress to date, identifies what works and what does not, and provides direction regarding the most successful strategies to promote the abandonment of FGM/C. Combining concrete field experience with tested academic theory, the Digest provides a practical tool to bring about positive change for girls and women. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 54 | Thematic area: Gender Issues, Rights of the Child | Tags: children's rights, female excision, female genital mutilation, gender discrimination, gender issues, genital mutilation, social norms, violence against women, women's rights × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2005 Changing a Harmful Social Convention: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. , pp. 54.
Innocenti Digest Changer une convention sociale nefaste: la pratique de l'excision/mutilation genitale feminine Published: 2005 Innocenti Digest La pratique de l’excision/mutilation génitale féminine (E/MGF) viole chaque année les droits humains d’environ trois millions de filles et de femmes rien qu’en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient. De plus, du fait des migrations croissantes, le problème est apparu de plus en plus au-delà des pays où l’E/MGF fait partie de la tradition. Malgré les efforts déployés au cours des dernières décennies pour lutter de façon concertée contre la pratique, les communautés sont réticentes à l’abandonner – avec quelques exceptions significatives. Ce Digest Innocenti répond à la pressante nécessité d’évaluer les progrès accomplis, de déterminer les mesures les plus efficaces, et de fournir des informations sur les meilleures stratégies pour mettre fin à l’E/MGF. Alliant les connaissances tirées de l’expérience de terrain à des théories scientifiques éprouvées, le Digest constitue un instrument pratique pour changer de façon positive la vie des filles et des femmes. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 54 | Thematic area: Gender Issues, Rights of the Child | Tags: children's rights, gender discrimination, gender issues, genital mutilation, violence against women, women's rights × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2005 Changer une convention sociale nefaste: la pratique de l'excision/mutilation genitale feminine. , pp. 54.
Innocenti Digest Cambiare una convenzione sociale dannosa: la pratica della escissione/mutilazione genitale femminile Published: 2005 Innocenti Digest Si stima che ogni anno solamente in Africa e in Medio Oriente, la pratica della escissione / mutilazione genitale femminile (E/MGF) violi i diritti umani di tre milioni di ragazze e di donne. Negli ultimi anni, l'aumento delle migrazioni ha reso la E/MGF un problema di crescenti dimensioni anche al di fuori dei confini dei paesi in cui è tradizionalmente praticata. Nonostante la coordinata opera di mobilitazione degli ultimi decenni, le comunità si sono mostrate riluttanti nell’abbandonare questa usanza tradizionale, con alcune significative eccezioni. Questo Innocenti Digest risponde alla pressante esigenza di fare un bilancio dei progressi realizzati fino ad oggi, identificare le soluzioni riuscite e quelle che non funzionano, e fornire indicazioni sulle migliori strategie per l’abbandono della E/MGF. Integrando concrete esperienze sul terreno con sperimentate teorie accademiche, il Digest si propone come strumento pratico a sostegno di un cambiamento positivo per le bambine e le donne. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 54 | Thematic area: Gender Issues, Rights of the Child | Tags: gender discrimination, gender issues, genital mutilation, violence against women × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2005 Cambiare una convenzione sociale dannosa: la pratica della escissione/mutilazione genitale femminile. , pp. 54.