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Urban inequalities

Impact of International Monetary Fund programs on child health

This publication was co-authored by Adel Daoud, Elias Nosrati, Bernhard Reinsberg, Alexander E. Kentikelenis, Thomas H. Stubbs, and Lawrence P. King. The study adds to the state of the art by analyzing the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs on children’s health, mediated by their parents’ education. It is the first to combine macrodata and microdata to address this issue […]

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Voice & participation

“Yes! I Love to Learn”: Education in Children’s Own Words

ATD Fourth World, an Equity for Children partner within the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, recently published, Yes! I love to Learn. This book is a compilation of messages from children about their learning experiences. Although learning is an essential part of their daily lives, many factors impede this process. The children, who come from different […]

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Voice & participation

How to Ensure Children Everywhere Enjoy the ‘Urban Advantage’

Through the SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, countries have committed to ending children’s unequal access to basic services. Yet delivering on this pledge will require a deep shift in how we plan and govern cities. Over a billion children today live in cities and towns, a number set to rise as the world continues to urbanize. […]

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Child Poverty

“The Global Child Poverty Challenge: In search of solutions”

Children are the most vulnerable people in the world – but rarely has the impact of poverty on children been addressed as an urgent issue in its own right. A new book, edited by Richard Morgan, Director, Child Poverty Global Initiative at Save the Children, provides essential reading for all those working on social protection and poverty reduction […]

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Urban inequalities

Release of the Urban Inequities and Children Conference Report

This publication, Addressing Urban Inequities and Childhood: Advancing the Agenda for Children and Cities, is based upon conversations and discussions held at Equity for Children’s April 2016 Urban Inequities and Children Conference at The New School in New York City. During the two-day event, nearly 100 international researchers, government representatives, foundations, advocates and practitioners deliberated about […]

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Urban inequalities

“Child Poverty: What drives it and what it means to children across the world”, A Recent Publication by Save the Children

This report from our Coalition to End Child Poverty Partner, Save the Children, takes a look into the lives of children living in poverty in key countries around the world, highlighting what drives child poverty and why it persists, even in some of the world’s richest economies. Children around the world speak movingly about the pain they feel […]

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Urban inequalities

Monitoring Childhood Inequities in Lima, Peru and Recife, Brazil

Since 2013, Equity for Children has been working in partnership with various other organizations to develop an initiative on measuring and monitoring wellbeing and quality of life among children in several Latin American cities. As part of this project, we carried out a series of assessments in Recife, Brazil and Lima, Peru during the first half of […]

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Voice & participation

“Second Biennial Conference on Childhood and Youth”, November 2016 — Manizales, Colombia

On November 10, 2016, Equity for Children Executive Director Alberto Minujin will give the keynote address for the Second Latin American Biennial on Childhood and Youth: Democratic Change, Social Justice and Peace Processes. This Biennial, which will take place from November 7 to 11, 2016, is led by the University of Manizales, the Centre International Foundation for Education and […]

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Urban inequalities

Childhood and Urban Housing Inequality Presentation at Habitat III | October 2016

Dear Friends, Two weeks ago I was excited to present a recent report about Childhood and Urban Housing Inequality on a panel organized by UNICEF at Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, in Quito, Ecuador. My presentation gave special emphasis to Equity for Children’s five recommendations to eliminate inequities in cities, such as improving dialogue between decision-makers at various levels […]

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Urban inequalities

Release of the Urban Inequities and Children Conference Report | October 2016

Dear Friends, This month, I am very happy to announce the release of our Urban Inequities and Children Conference Report, including five recommendations to eliminate inequities for children in cities. The report addresses challenges facing urban children and suggests tangible ways to reframe the conversation to include children as stakeholders in the urban agenda. Watch a short video interview of […]

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Urban inequalities

United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, UNICEF Panel, October 19, 2016 – Quito, Ecuador

Professor Minujin spoke on a panel entitled “Children in cities in the Latin America and Caribbean region: beyond the average”, organized by UNICEF at Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development on October 19, 2016 in Quito, Ecuador. Event details: Children in cities in the Latin America and Caribbean region: beyond the average Room […]

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Urban inequalities

ChildFund Alliance Launched Child-Friendly Accountability Initiative on September 21, 2016

On September 21, 2016, Equity for Children partner, ChildFund Alliance launched “Toward a Safe World for Children: Child-Friendly Accountability and SDG Target 16.2,” an initiative that will work with and empower children to hold governments and local leaders accountable to their obligations to end all violence against children, as per Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 16.2. Child-friendly accountability is the ability […]

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