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Child Poverty

Equity for Children joins the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty

In November 2015, Equity for Children joined the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty. This Coalition, launched on October 19, 2015, is a group of child focused agencies and research organizations from different countries led by UNICEF and Save the Children. On October 19, the Coalition issued a joint statement underlining that children are much more likely to […]

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Interview with Sheridan Bartlett on Youth Engagement and Climate Change

Equity for Children interviewed Sheridan Bartlett, Co-Editor of Environment and Urbanization, about the links between climate change, cities and youth engagement. In this interview, Bartlett highlights the importance of sustainability in efforts to promote youth engagement as well as the need to create spaces where young people’s voices can be heard and taken seriously. Watch […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Children and Youth Hub 2015 at The New School

This past week Equity for Children co-hosted in partnership with the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) the official children and youth forum for the UN Sustainable Development Summit, the “Children and Youth Hub 2015”, at The New School with the support of The New School’s Graduate Program for International Affairs. The Hub was attended by 100 youth […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Equity for Children Featured as a Global Partner of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, A World Bank Program

Equity for Children recently established a new partnership with the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), a global partnership program within The World Bank Group. GPSA supports civil society and governments as they work together to solve critical governance challenges in developing countries. Equity for Children was featured as a new Global Partner in the GPSA April […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Women, Climate Change and Cities: An Intersectional Perspective

On March 5, Equity for Children co-sponsored an event on women, climate change and cities with the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, the Tishman Environment and Design Center and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). The event highlighted the impact of climate change on women and girls. It featured conversations about […]

Children's Rights

Child Poverty

Equity for Children Executive Director Alberto Minujin interviewed by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, University of Bergen, Norway

In an interview published in September 2014 by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) at the University of Bergen, Norway, Equity for Children Executive Director Alberto Minujin speaks about the main causes of poverty and the strategies and policies needed to eradicate it.

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Approaches to Equity: Interview with Alejandro Acosta,Director of the International Center for Education and Human Development ( CINDE )

Alejandro Acosta explains why he believes that “inequity” and “inequality” are social constructions and why it is vital to understand how internationally construed power relationships come into play regarding these matters. He further goes on to elaborate the necessity of looking at the consequences of not only best practices but those of bad practices too in […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

2013 ECLAC Report: Social Panorama of Latin America

The 2013 Edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC official measurements for the analysis of income poverty and seeks fresh approaches to poverty and well-being, placing special emphasis on multidimensional approaches. These approaches are exploratory and therefore not comprehensive. They have nevertheless been tackled in this year’s edition of Social Panorama because […]

Children's Rights

Child Poverty

High School Students Reflect on Child Poverty at The New School

On Thursday, March 6, 2014, eight high school students from the United Nations International School were given an opportunity to participate in the inner city outing, “Window into University,” which provided a half-day tour and academic workshop at The New School. The students were a dynamic multinational group of students from China, England, India, […]

Children's Rights

Child Poverty

Interview with Francisco H. G. Ferreira, The World Bank

Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Lead Economist, the World Bank, explains equity and equality as defined by the World Bank and the progress made in terms of measuring inequalities of opportunities. We find out about the roles of equity in current World Bank lending policies. He further goes on to elaborate what he believes to be […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Interview with Nicholas Alipui, UNICEF NY HQ

Nicholas Alipui, Director of Programmes, emphasizes how an equity focus and human rights go hand in hand in programming: UNICEF’s equity approach is the most practical “expression” of a human rights approach to programming for children. In very personal words he talks about his experience and global challenges for UNICEF. Interview conducted in April 2013 […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Interview with Alberto Cimadamore, CROP, about child poverty in 2014

Alberto Cimadamore shares his comments and reflections on the upcoming International Seminar to be held in Mexico City, Mexico on February 19-21, 2014. The seminar entitled, “Child Poverty, Public Policy and Democracy,” will be presented in a framework of global academic discussion aimed at developing key inputs for impacting public policy. Alberto Cimadamore is Scientific […]

Approaches to Equity

Category: Child Poverty

Children's Rights

Equity for Children joins the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty

Interview with Sheridan Bartlett on Youth Engagement and Climate Change

Children and Youth Hub 2015 at The New School

Equity for Children Featured as a Global Partner of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, A World Bank Program

Women, Climate Change and Cities: An Intersectional Perspective

Equity for Children Executive Director Alberto Minujin interviewed by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, University of Bergen, Norway

Approaches to Equity: Interview with Alejandro Acosta,Director of the International Center for Education and Human Development ( CINDE )

2013 ECLAC Report: Social Panorama of Latin America

High School Students Reflect on Child Poverty at The New School

Interview with Francisco H. G. Ferreira, The World Bank

Interview with Nicholas Alipui, UNICEF NY HQ

Interview with Alberto Cimadamore, CROP, about child poverty in 2014

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