Miscellanea Resources to Support Marginalized Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: Guidelines for Implementation AUTHOR(S) Bella Baghdasaryan; Natasha Graham; Malin Ljunggren Elisson; Dita Nugroho Published: 2022 Miscellanea Support from caregivers is critical for children’s learning both at home and at school. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and disruption of education systems globally created additional expectations for parents to support their children’s learning at home. This particularly affected the most marginalized children as the crises exacerbated already existing inequalities in education. This document introduces the approach and purpose of a set of resources to support the marginalized caregivers of children with disabilities with inclusive education. It presents lessons learned from proof-of-concept pilots in Armenia and Uzbekistan, followed by step-by-step guidelines on how to adopt and adapt the resources for education ministries and others who want to implement them in their education system.The Directory of Associations and Organizations to Support Caregivers of Children with Disabilities is a template to develop a directory of local associations, organizations and networks that exist to connect and support parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Disability, Education | Tags: care of disabled children, child disabilities, disabilities, disabled care, disabled children, education of disabled children, mentally disabled children, physically disabled children, rights of disabled children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Bella Baghdasaryan; Natasha Graham; Malin Ljunggren Elisson; Dita Nugroho 2022 Resources to Support Marginalized Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: Guidelines for Implementation.
Miscellanea School Guide to Supporting Marginalized Caregivers of Children with Disabilities Published: 2022 Miscellanea Inclusion is most effective when schools create a culture that celebrates diversity and builds on the strengths of each student. Family engagement may look different from school to school, and it is important for schools to support families in a variety of ways, not just relying on one method. This guide aims to help schools to (1) identify specific needs faced by marginalized families of children with disabilities; (2) identify challenges they face to meeting these needs and (3) identify solutions in the form of resources that address these challenges. It is part of a set of resources to support the marginalized caregivers of children with disabilities with inclusive education. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Disability, Education | Tags: care of disabled children, child disabilities, disabilities, disabled care, disabled children, education of disabled children, mentally disabled children, physically disabled children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2022 School Guide to Supporting Marginalized Caregivers of Children with Disabilities.
Miscellanea Directory of Resources to Support Caregivers of Children with Disabilities Published: 2022 Miscellanea This document is part of a set of resources to support the marginalized caregivers of children with disabilities with inclusive education, which also includes guides for caregivers, teachers and schools, a workbook containing tools to support the activities, and a template for a directory of associations and organizations to be adapted for different systems. An initial set of helpful materials, information and links from proof-of-concept pilots in Armenia and Uzbekistan have been included, with templates to add more local resources within each system. It is designed to be a useful first place for caregivers, teachers and school staff to search for solutions to challenges they have identified while using guides. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Disability, Education | Tags: care of disabled children, child disabilities, disabilities, disabled children, education of disabled children, mentally disabled children, physically disabled children, rights of disabled children, teacher education, teacher training, teachers × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2022 Directory of Resources to Support Caregivers of Children with Disabilities.
Miscellanea Workbook: Tools to Support Caregivers of Children with Disabilities Published: 2022 Miscellanea This document is part of a set of resources to support the marginalized caregivers of children with disabilities with inclusive education, which also includes guides for caregivers, teachers and schools, as well as templates for directories of resources and organizations to be adapted for specific systems. This workbook contains tools to be used by caregivers, teachers and other school staff to apply and work through the steps presented in the guides. Based on proof-of-concept pilots in Armenia and Uzbekistan, the tools work best when they are used in collaboration between these different stakeholders. Completing the activities in the workbook will help to identify the specific challenges caregivers face as well as to identify solutions to address them. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Disability, Education | Tags: care of disabled children, disabled care, disabled children, education of disabled children, mentally disabled children, physically disabled children, teacher education, teacher training, teachers × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2022 Workbook: Tools to Support Caregivers of Children with Disabilities .
Miscellanea Annual Report 2021 Published: 2022 Miscellanea UNICEF Innocenti’s Annual Report 2021 highlights the key results achieved by the office in research generation, research facilitation, knowledge management and ethics in evidence, and convening and thought leadership. In 2021 UNICEF Innocenti produced more than 100 research publications, which were cited in 331 policy documents across the globe. UNICEF Innocenti also expanded its scope of work by amplifying children’s voices, opinions, and experiences, exploring emerging research areas, and producing fresh and innovative reports. The office continued to focus much of its research on at-risk populations including girls, migrants, refugees and children with disabilities; on the impact of the COVID pandemic on children; and on established areas of research such as social and economic policy, learning and education and child protection, as well as emerging areas including online safety, blended learning and mental health. While continuing to generate high quality global reports on such themes as learning losses and social spending for children, UNICEF Innocenti enhanced its support to national and regional programming through implementation research, scaling science, behavioural sciences and systems strengthening analysis. More than ever, there was growth in the proportions of research on the Global South, increased work, collaboration, and engagement with other UN agencies, and with other UNICEF offices in every region. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 80 × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2022 Annual Report 2021. , pp. 80.
Miscellanea Being intentional about gender-transformative strategies: Reflections and Lessons for UNICEF's Gender and Policy Action Plan (2022-2025) Published: 2021 Miscellanea This compendium brings together six papers on new and emerging gender-related priorities developed by UNICEF staff and external partners, which engage with deepening understanding of the pressing gender challenges children and young people are facing today, and call for more ambitious actions to achieve gender-transformative change and accelerate progress towards gender equality for all children and adults. These papers inform the development of the UNICEF’s new Gender Policy 2021-2030 and Gender Action Plan (GAP) 2022-2025. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Gender equality, Gender Issues | Tags: gender equality, gender issues, gender-responsive programmes × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2021 Being intentional about gender-transformative strategies: Reflections and Lessons for UNICEF's Gender and Policy Action Plan (2022-2025).
Miscellanea Best of UNICEF Research 2021 Published: 2021 Miscellanea Best of UNICEF Research showcases the most rigorous, innovative and impactful research produced by UNICEF offices worldwide. While evidence highlights emerging issues, it also informs decisions and provides policy and programme recommendations for governments and partners to improve children’s lives. This ninth edition brings together 11 powerful studies from around the world and across the five Strategic Goal Areas. How do South Asian youth feel about entering the world of work? What is the effect of climate-related hazards on access to health care? How has COVID-19 affected children and their families in the Republic of Moldova? With social and economic inequalities increasing and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals lagging, rigorous research – answers to these questions – has never mattered more. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 115 | Tags: child marriage, child poverty, children, climate change, COVID-19, disabilities, discrimination, discrimination based on disability, east asia, ghana, health care, HIV and AIDS, learning, montenegro, palestine, policy and planning, poverty, primary education, republic of moldova, research, south asia, southern africa, unicef, unicef policies × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2021 Best of UNICEF Research 2021. , pp. 115.
Miscellanea Annual Report 2020 Published: 2021 Miscellanea The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the landscape for UNICEF Innocenti’s work in 2020, bringing both opportunities and disruptions. The pandemic has underscored the power of utilizing research and evidence in addressing crisis and uncertainty, and in finding solutions to tough global challenges. Opportunities emerged in the shape of a Rapid Research Response to assess the pandemic’s impact on children, utilizing evidence syntheses, rapid assessment tools and agile communication modalities. In turn, thousands of users were empowered to gain access to UNICEF Innocenti’s research, knowledge management, ethical advice and convening power. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 80 × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2021 Annual Report 2020. , pp. 80.
Miscellanea Leading Minds Online Yearbook 2020 Published: 2021 Miscellanea Leading Minds Online, like many good things, was born out of necessity. After a successful inaugural Leading Minds Conference at UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti in Florence, Italy in November 2019, the office’s convening team began 2020 gearing up for the second annual conference. The COVID pandemic that began in late 2019 put a stop to that. So we took our convening online, convinced that the philosophy that underpinned the Leading Minds convening in 2019 - to bring experts from all walks of life – young people, academics, practitioners, policymakers, businesses, the media, civil society and UNICEF’s own expert staff – around the current and next-generation challenges and opportunities for children could be just as relevant online as it is in person. Hence Leading Minds Online was born on 6 May 2020, with our first webcast series focused on experts' opinions on the implications of COVID-19 on children’s lives and futures. This yearbook summarizes their contributions to each of the webcasts and highlights the recommendations of each virtual event. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 26 | Thematic area: Child well-being | Tags: COVID-19, education, online learning, vaccination programmes × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2021 Leading Minds Online Yearbook 2020. , pp. 26.
Miscellanea Best of UNICEF Research and Evaluation 2020 Published: 2020 Miscellanea Evidence and objective assessment are needed more than ever to help enhance the rights and well-being of the world’s children. Researching the changing world around us and evaluating progress are two sides of the same coin, both critical to reimagining a better future for children. In recognition of this, UNICEF celebrates and showcases innovative and influential research and evaluations from our offices around the world every year. For 2020, Innocenti and the Evaluation Office joined forces to find the most rigorous UNICEF studies with greatest influence on policies and programmes that benefit children. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 164 | Thematic area: Knowledge management | Tags: adolescents, birth registration, breastfeeding, cash transfers, child labour, child poverty, child protection, early childhood development, humanitarian emergencies, hygiene, institutionalized children, internet, migration, nutrition, pandemic, policy issues, primary education, sanitation, unaccompanied children, water × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2020 Best of UNICEF Research and Evaluation 2020. , pp. 164.
Miscellanea A Lifeline at Risk: COVID-19, Remittances and Children AUTHOR(S) Gilmar Zambrana Cruz; Gwyther Rees Published: 2020 Miscellanea Millions of children around the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, live in households that receive money and other forms of support from a family member who has moved abroad, or to another part of the same country, to work. This form of assistance, or ‘remittances’, can alleviate household poverty and is often a key support for children’s development. In times of global economic uncertainty, however, remittances can be an unstable source of income for families. The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting migrant workers’ job security, making it more difficult to send remittances. At the same time, families receiving remittances are facing their own economic and health challenges, meaning that the continuation of remittances is vital to keep them from slipping into poverty. This briefing paper outlines the potential risks of reduction in remittances due to the pandemic for children in households receiving remittances and what can be done to minimize these risks. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 20 | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Social protection | Tags: child poverty, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, poverty, remittances × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Gilmar Zambrana Cruz; Gwyther Rees 2020 A Lifeline at Risk: COVID-19, Remittances and Children. , pp. 20.
Miscellanea Annual Report 2019 Published: 2020 Miscellanea 2019 was a year of celebration and achievement for UNICEF Innocenti. It marked the research Centre’s 30th anniversary, which coincided with the 30th year of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the global charter of children’s rights. And it was the 600th anniversary of our home, the Istituto degli Innocenti, perhaps the world’s oldest continuously operating institution dedicated to childcare. Throughout 2019, we celebrated several events with our Italian hosts – the Government of Italy, the Regione Toscana, the City of Florence and the Istituto degli Innocenti – to which we are all immensely grateful for their unstinting support over the past three decades. This Annual Report outlines some of our achievements in our key strategic workstreams of research generation, research facilitation, and convening and communication, during 2019. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 60 × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2020 Annual Report 2019. , pp. 60.