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Urban inequalities

The Impact of Corporal Punishment on Children

Corporal and psychological violence as a disciplinary method is a widely accepted and condoned practice. It is also the most common form of violence against children. Yet, research demonstrates that violence is ineffective for curbing a child’s behavior, it is harmful to their integral health and violates their rights recognized in the Convention on the […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Finding Synergies Between Structural Family Therapy and Advocacy for Poor Families

On April 12, more than 100 practitioners from the fields of child advocacy, policy, social work, government and more attended an Equity for Children-hosted session entitled Working with Families of the Poor: Taking Forward the Legacy of Salvador Minuchin at The New School. Participants from 10 countries including Argentina, Brazil and Nigeria joined by simulcast. Mary Watson, Executive […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Including Children and Adolescents in Progress for the SDGs

Including Children and Adolescents in Progress for the SDGs: Understanding and Addressing Exclusion Among Poor Children, will be held on October 11-12, 2018 at The New School in New York. Supported by UNICEF, UNDP, Save the Children, the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty and ChildFund Alliance. Poverty and social exclusion affect children and adolescents […]

Monitoring and Evaluation

Urban inequalities

Experts Forum: Applying the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Local Environments — Spain

On October 5th and 6th, UNICEF and Ciudades Amigas de la Infancia (Child-Friendly Cities Program) are convening a forum of academic experts to explore the Application of the Convention on the Rights of a Child (CRC) at the local level. The event will bring together academic professionals from all parts of the world to to discuss […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Playing in the Favelas: Children’s Appropriation of Public Spaces in their Community

Introduction Playing in the city implies not only meeting the demands of leisure, health, and child development, but also using common space in an ephemeral and innovative way, favoring the interaction between neighbors and emotionally linking citizens to a specific place through the action that happens in it.[1] In 1989, it was established in […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Prioritizing Children in the Urban Agenda in Cali, Colombia

Our report, “Cali, ¿Cómo Vamos en Niñez? Priorizando la niñez en la agenda urbana” (“Cali, How Are Your Children Doing — Prioritizing Childhood in the Urban Agenda”), results from the second phase of our project measuring child wellbeing and collaborating with communities and local governments to impact policy affecting children. The project was implemented by Equity for Children […]

Children's Rights

Urban inequalities

Helping Children Through Natural Disasters

The natural disasters that have affected the Southern United States, the Caribbean and Mexico this September have brought an incredible amount of distress to US and Latin American local populations. In times like these it is important that we come together as a global community and do our part in the emergency relief efforts in these areas. Equity […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Addressing Child Protection through Child-friendly Accountability

On September 19, at Scandinavia House in New York City, Equity for Children joined ChildFund Alliance, a co-member of the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, as they provided an update on their Child-friendly Accountability initiative one year on. Child-friendly accountability focuses on giving children a voice to identify problems and solutions in their societies. Exactly […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

The ‘Approaches to Equity’ Report

Equity for Children initiated the Approaches to Equity study in 2013 to investigate views about the concept of equity by leaders of international organizations, foundations and research institutions. By analyzing key institutional reports and conducting interviews with senior-level professionals of international organizations as well as researchers and foundations, the findings set the stage for a common understanding […]

Children's Rights

Urban inequalities

Measuring and Addressing Child Poverty | May 2017

Dear Friend, Last week, I gave the keynote address to more than 200 government representatives, policy makers and child poverty experts at UNICEF’s “Conference on Child Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa: From Measurement to Policy Action,” in Rabat, Morocco. Discussions focused on poverty’s impact on children throughout the region – particularly the most marginalized – emphasizing […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Evaluating Child Inequality in Cities | August 2017

Dear Friend, Policies and programs that ensure all urban children have access to services allowing them to live rich and fulfilling lives are key to building sustainable societies as cities increasingly expand. Equity for Children recently published original research about the links between equity, child poverty and cities. It’s the beginning of our next Approaches to Equity study and will […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Mexican Municipalities Take Steps Towards Stronger Collaboration on Child Rights

The 25th Convention of the Mexican Child-Friendly Cities Network (RMCAN) [1], attended by Equidad para la Infancia América Latina, was the setting for the presentation of a number of practical initiatives aimed at improving coordination among various Mexican municipalities, in order to build institutional capacity and strengthen action to safeguard local children’s rights. One of […]

Children's Rights

Category: Urban inequalities

Approaches to Equity

The Impact of Corporal Punishment on Children

Finding Synergies Between Structural Family Therapy and Advocacy for Poor Families

Including Children and Adolescents in Progress for the SDGs

Experts Forum: Applying the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Local Environments — Spain

Playing in the Favelas: Children’s Appropriation of Public Spaces in their Community

Prioritizing Children in the Urban Agenda in Cali, Colombia

Helping Children Through Natural Disasters

Addressing Child Protection through Child-friendly Accountability

The ‘Approaches to Equity’ Report

Measuring and Addressing Child Poverty | May 2017

Evaluating Child Inequality in Cities | August 2017

Mexican Municipalities Take Steps Towards Stronger Collaboration on Child Rights

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