Innocenti Insights Family and Parenting Support: Policy and Provision in a Global Context AUTHOR(S) Mary Daly; Zlata Bruckhauf; Jasmina Byrne; Ninoslava Pecnik; Maureen Samms-Vaughan; Rachel Bray; Alice Margaria Published: 2015 Innocenti Insights Families, parents and caregivers play a central role in child well-being and development. They offer identity, love, care, provision and protection to children and adolescents as well as economic security and stability. In keeping with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an important part of national social policies and social investment packages aimed at reducing poverty, decreasing inequality and promoting positive parental and child well-being. This publication seeks to develop a research agenda on family support and parenting support globally. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 102 | Thematic area: Child well-being, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Social Policies | Tags: family, parent-child relationship, parental responsibility, social policy, supplementary benefits × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Mary Daly; Zlata Bruckhauf; Jasmina Byrne; Ninoslava Pecnik; Maureen Samms-Vaughan; Rachel Bray; Alice Margaria 2015 Family and Parenting Support: Policy and Provision in a Global Context. , pp. 102.
Innocenti Insights The Challenges of Climate Change: Children on the front line AUTHOR(S) Patrizia Faustini Published: 2014 Innocenti Insights Children and young people represent 30 per cent of the world’s population. Not only do they represent the largest group of people currently affected by climate change, but they are also more vulnerable than adults to its harmful effects. Children and young people also constitute the generation that will be required to deal with the future impacts of climate change and that will have to deliver the very deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that will be essential in the coming decades. This book is an attempt to redress the balance. It brings together the knowledge and opinions of 40 contributors - scientists, development workers, and experts in health, nutrition and children’s rights - in an attempt to build up a clear picture of what climate change means for the children of today and tomorrow. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 120 | Thematic area: Child Protection, Health | Tags: child well-being, climatology, disasters, protection of children, youth × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Patrizia Faustini 2014 The Challenges of Climate Change: Children on the front line. , pp. 120.
Innocenti Insights Children, ICT and Development: Capturing the potential, meeting the challenges AUTHOR(S) Patrizia Faustini; Dorothea Kleine; Sammia Poveda; David Hollow Published: 2014 Innocenti Insights ICTs are not a technical sphere detached from the complex realities of children’s lives. They are increasingly woven into the very fabric of life, in income-rich and increasingly in income-poor countries. It is clear that if there is no targeted engagement with these socio-technical innovations, they are likely to reinforce existing inequalities. It follows that a focus on children and on greater equity leads to an active and reflective engagement with the potential and challenges of ICT for development, targeting in particular marginalized children. This report serves as a key contribution on which to build informed dialogue and decision making, developed jointly between research, policy and practice. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 68 | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Social Policies | Tags: children's participation, development, information networks, information technology, marginal youth, social development × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Patrizia Faustini; Dorothea Kleine; Sammia Poveda; David Hollow 2014 Children, ICT and Development: Capturing the potential, meeting the challenges. , pp. 68.
Innocenti Insights La sicurezza dei bambini online: sfide globali e strategie Published: 2013 Innocenti Insights Negli ultimi vent'anni, Internet è diventata parte integrante della nostra vita. Abbiamo abbracciato con entusiasmo il suo potenziale in termini di comunicazione, intrattenimento e ricerca di informazioni. Per molti bambini di oggi, Internet, telefoni cellulari e tecnologie affini costituiscono una presenza familiare e costante: si muovono agevolmente tra ambiente online e offline, tanto che ai loro occhi la distinzione risulta sempre più irrilevante. La ricerca analizza il comportamento, I rischi e le vulnerabilità dei bambini in Internet e documenta le misure preventive e protettive contro lo sfruttamento e l'abuso di minori online attualmente in vigore. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 32 | Thematic area: Child Protection, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Social Policies | Tags: child pornography, child protection, children's participation, communication systems × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2013 La sicurezza dei bambini online: sfide globali e strategie. , pp. 32.
Innocenti Insights Child Trafficking in the Nordic Countries: Rethinking strategies and national responses. Technical report Published: 2012 Innocenti Insights The study was initiated with twin aims: improving understanding of child trafficking and responses in the region; and contributing to the international discourse on child trafficking by examining the linkages between anti-trafficking responses and child protection systems. Although the study was conceived with a primary focus on trafficking, its scope is much broader. It analyses how the general principles of the Convention of the Rights of the Child are applied in relation to those children vulnerable to trafficking and other forms of exploitation. The study confirms that the Nordic countries have indeed made significant − and continuously evolving − attempts to address the issue of child trafficking, including through setting up relevant institutions, developing action plans and allocating budgets. However, while this has meant that specialized expertise is available for specific groups of children, it has sometimes also led to fragmentation of services, leaving some children unprotected. The research also finds that many existing gaps may be bridged by consistent and strengthened implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. At the same time, the study highlights that there is a way to achieve a fuller realization of rights for children who are vulnerable. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 164 | Thematic area: Child Protection, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Migration, Rights of the Child, Social Policies | Tags: accompanied refugee children, asylum, convention on the rights of the child, migration, trafficking in human beings, unaccompanied children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2012 Child Trafficking in the Nordic Countries: Rethinking strategies and national responses. Technical report. , pp. 164.
Innocenti Insights La seguridad de los niños en línea: retos y estrategias mundiales Published: 2012 Innocenti Insights La mayor accesibilidad a Internet de todos los niños y jóvenes del mundo, sin discriminación ni exclusión alguna, junto con la promoción de la ciudadanía y la responsabilidad digitales, deben ser objetivos fundamentales para los responsables de trazar políticas destinadas a incrementar las oportunidades de los niños y las niñas. El desarrollo de un acceso más seguro a Internet forma parte de este proyecto. El propósito del presente informe es examinar las pruebas disponibles en el plano mundial. El estudio aborda esencialmente dos cuestiones: los abusos sexuales de niños grabados en imágenes y la captación de menores con fines sexuales. El presente informe también aborda una tercera, el ciberacoso, que numerosas investigaciones han puesto de manifiesto como tema de particular importancia para los menores. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Child Protection, Children's Participation, Governance, Industrialized Countries, Social Policies | Tags: child protection, safety, technological change, telecommunications × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2012 La seguridad de los niños en línea: retos y estrategias mundiales. , pp. 40.
Innocenti Insights La sécurité des enfants en ligne: Défis et stratégies mondiaux Published: 2012 Innocenti Insights L'expansion de l'accès à Internet pour tous les enfants et les jeunes, sans discrimination ni exclusion, dans toutes les parties du monde, ainsi que la promotion de la citoyenneté et de la responsabilité numériques doivent faire partie des objectifs prioritaires des décideurs politiques soucieux d'accroître les possibilités offertes aux enfants. La construction d'un accès plus sûr à Internet fait partie intégrante de ce projet. Le but du présent rapport consiste à passer en revue les données factuelles disponibles. Dans un premier temps, l'étude s'est penchée sur deux problèmes : la maltraitance sexuelle d'enfants enregistrée en images et la manipulation des jeunes à des fins sexuelles. Une troisième question, le harcèlement en ligne, que de nombreuses recherches s’accordent à qualifier de très important pour les enfants, est également évoqué dans ce rapport. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Child Protection, Governance, Industrialized Countries, Social Policies | Tags: child protection, safety, technological change, telecommunications × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2012 La sécurité des enfants en ligne: Défis et stratégies mondiaux. , pp. 40.
Innocenti Insights Child Trafficking in the Nordic Countries: Rethinking strategies and national responses Published: 2012 Innocenti Insights The study was initiated with twin aims: improving understanding of child trafficking and responses in the region; and contributing to the international discourse on child trafficking by examining the linkages between anti-trafficking responses and child protection systems. Although the study was conceived with a primary focus on trafficking, its scope is much broader. It analyses how the general principles of the Convention of the Rights of the Child are applied in relation to those children vulnerable to trafficking and other forms of exploitation. The study confirms that the Nordic countries have indeed made significant − and continuously evolving − attempts to address the issue of child trafficking, including through setting up relevant institutions, developing action plans and allocating budgets. However, while this has meant that specialized expertise is available for specific groups of children, it has sometimes also led to fragmentation of services, leaving some children unprotected. The research also finds that many existing gaps may be bridged by consistent and strengthened implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. At the same time, the study highlights that there is a way to achieve a fuller realization of rights for children who are vulnerable. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 64 | Thematic area: Child Protection, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Migration, Rights of the Child, Social Policies | Tags: asylum, convention on the rights of the child, migrant children, migration, trafficking in human beings, unaccompanied children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2012 Child Trafficking in the Nordic Countries: Rethinking strategies and national responses. , pp. 64.
Innocenti Insights Le dinamiche del cambiamento sociale: verso l'abbandono dell'escissione/mutilazione dei genitali femminili in cinque paesi africani Published: 2011 Innocenti Insights La pratica dell'E/MGF è a tutti gli effetti un atto di violenza, anche quando non è intesa come tale; è una manifestazione di disuguaglianze di genere profondamente radicate e ha natura discriminatoria. Essa si fonda su concezioni culturali della differenza di genere, della sessualità, del matrimonio e della famiglia che influenzano il modo in cui viene percepita e tollerata in contesti diversi. Nonostante le notevoli differenze riscontrate tra i cinque paesi analizzati come pure al loro interno, le esperienze confermano che, nelle comunità in cui viene perpetrata, l’E/MGF è vista come un passo necessario per crescere e proteggere una bambina e, spesso, per renderla adatta al matrimonio. L’escissione/mutilazione genitale femminile opera come una convenzione e una norma sociale perpetuata dalle aspettative reciproche all’interno di queste comunità. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 68 | Thematic area: Gender Issues | Tags: children's rights, gender based violence, gender discrimination, gender issues, gender roles, social norms, violence against children, violence against women, women's empowerment × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2011 Le dinamiche del cambiamento sociale: verso l'abbandono dell'escissione/mutilazione dei genitali femminili in cinque paesi africani. , pp. 68.
Innocenti Insights Enfants et commissions vérité Published: 2011 Innocenti Insights L’obligation de poursuivre et de punir les crimes graves stipulée dans le droit international et la volonté d’apporter réparation aux victimes ont conduit à l’élaboration d’approches de justice transitionnelle destinées à sanctionner la violence de masse ou les abus systématiques. Jusqu’à récemment, les violations à l’encontre des enfants n’étaient pas distinguées de la masse d’atrocités commises contre les populations civiles en général. Les commissions vérité constituent l’un des moyens pour commencer à réparer les torts faits aux enfants, aux familles et aux communautés pendant un conflit armé. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 118 | Thematic area: Conflict and Displacement, Juvenile Justice, Rights of the Child | Tags: abduction, children in emergency situations, conflict resolution, conflicts, rights of children in armed conflicts, transitional justice, unaccompanied refugee children, war crimes × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2011 Enfants et commissions vérité. , pp. 118.
Innocenti Insights The Dynamics of Social Change: Towards the abandonment of FGM/C in five African countries Published: 2010 Innocenti Insights This Innocenti Insight examines the social dynamics of the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in five countries - Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal and the Sudan - and seeks to inform policies and programmes aimed at ending the practice. The experiences from the five countries documented in this Innocenti Insight provide evidence that the abandonment of FGM/C is possible when programmes and policies address the complex social dynamics associated with the practice and challenge established gender relationships and existing assumptions and stereotypes. This publication concludes with reflections on the remaining challenges of FGM/C abandonment and offers recommendations for future research and programme interventions. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 64 | Thematic area: Gender Issues | Tags: children's rights, gender based violence, gender discrimination, gender issues, gender roles, social norms, violence against children, violence against women, women's empowerment, women's rights × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2010 The Dynamics of Social Change: Towards the abandonment of FGM/C in five African countries. , pp. 64.
Innocenti Insights La dynamique du changement social: vers l'abandon de l'excision/mutilation génitale fémine dans cinq pays africains Published: 2010 Innocenti Insights Après avoir procédé à l’analyse de la dynamique sociale qui sous-tend l’éradication de l’excision et mutilation génitale féminine (E/MGF) dans cinq pays - l’Égypte, l’Éthiopie, le Kenya, le Sénégal et le Soudan - cet Innocenti Insight se propose de promouvoir l’élaboration de mesures politiques et de programmes de lutte contre ces coutumes. Les expériences menées dans ces cinq pays et rapportées dans cet Innocenti Insight apportent la preuve qu’il est possible de mettre fin à l’E/MGF si les programmes et les politiques s’intéressent à la dynamique sociale complexe associée à ces pratiques et remettent en question les relations hommes/femmes, les stéréotypes et les préjugés existants. Dans ses conclusions, la publication propose des réflexions sur les derniers obstacles à l’abandon de l’E/MGF et formule des recommandations pour les futurs programmes de recherche et d’intervention. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 64 | Thematic area: Gender Issues | Tags: children's rights, gender based violence, gender discrimination, gender issues, gender roles, social norms, violence against children, violence against women, women's empowerment, women's rights × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2010 La dynamique du changement social: vers l'abandon de l'excision/mutilation génitale fémine dans cinq pays africains. , pp. 64.