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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Child Poverty

Measuring Multidimensional Childhood Poverty in Latin America — Buenos Aires, Argentina

This seminar, organized by Equity for Children (The New School), UNICEF and the Center for Research in Urban Social Policy (Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero, UNTREF), was attended by international and national experts speaking about key recent proposals to measure multidimensional poverty. Methodological specificities, practical experiences, implementation challenges in Latin American countries, and their implications for […]

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Analyzing Child Inequality in Córdoba, Argentina

The city of Córdoba in Argentina recently carried out its first geo-referenced study to examine the inequality gaps facing children in different residential areas. The report, entitled “Indicators for Assessing Children’s Well-Being in the City of Córdoba,” was produced by Red Ciudadana Nuestra Córdoba and the Arcor Foundation, with technical support from Equity for Children. The study […]

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Voice & participation

Interview with Zoe Chen, UN Annual Youth Assembly Participant

We met Zoe Chen at the UN Annual Youth Assembly in which she was participating last February. Zoe’s family is originally from China. In our interview, she describes ways in which she works with family members who are still there to help end childhood poverty and improve child well-being. Click here to find out more about the UN Annual […]

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Approaches to Equity and International Organizations

CONTENTS Summaries of Major International Organizations’ Reports Interviews with Senior Staff at Major International Organizations Data Matrix: A Comparison of International Organizations’ Interpretations of Equity at a Glance We have interviewed outstanding leading practitioners and top experts of big international organizations including the World Bank, UNICEF, WHO, Save the Children and various other organizations about […]

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The Equity Approach and Cities

Increasing inequalities have particularly affected the configuration of cities. The coexistence of high levels of wealth and poverty, as well as the increasing unequal distribution of goods and services in regards to the population that actually needs access to them, creates a scenario of social tension.

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Additional Resources on ‘Approaches to Equity’

In addition to the interviews and abstracts that are being compiled for the ‘Approaches to Equity’ project, we are providing here various key documents and resources that we hope will provide greater insight to this important discussion of equity. Reports from International Organizations International organizations often release reports […]

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Release of Our Civic Accountability Project Replication Manual for Measuring and Monitoring Child Wellbeing in Cities

One of the main challenges of public policy is to identify and monitor the issues that affect children. While basic information exists, data is rarely contextualized geographically or disaggregated by population groups. This makes it more difficult to develop interventions focused on the most vulnerable sectors and populations. For instance, in most cities further evidence […]

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Child Poverty

Interview with Vanessa Kamashara, UN Annual Winter Youth Assembly Participant

Learn about Vanessa Kamashara’s experience as a refugee in The Congo. Vanessa expresses her thoughts about ways she and her peers can help end childhood poverty and improve child well-being. Click here to find out more about the UN Annual Winter Youth Assembly.

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