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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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Urban inequalities

Equity for Children E-Newsletter. N° 60 | August | 2016

Dear friends, Equity for Children’s approach consistently promotes and supports actions to improve the wellbeing of the most marginalized children, young people and their caregivers, particularly in urban settings. This month: We launch our five key recommendations to address inequities in cities. These recommendations seek to integrate child voices and needs in the urban agenda and emerged over two days in conversations […]

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Voice & participation

Youth Climate Action Now! An Our Children’s Trust Manual

Our Children’s Trust has officially released a “how-to” manual: Youth Climate Action Now! How to Start a YouCAN Chapter in your Community. The YouCAN (Youth Climate Action Now) Manual can be downloaded here. The manual is the culmination of experiences gained and lessons learned through Our Children’s Trust’s work on the inaugural YouCAN Campaign; a successful campaign that resulted in […]

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Urban inequalities

Graduate Students Conduct Field Research on Children and Urbanization

The Buenos Aires International Field Program, led by Professor Alberto Minujin, closed off its seventh session on July 25, 2016. Throughout the eight weeks of field research, the group of six New School graduate students connected with two communities within Greater Buenos Aires: Villa Inflamable and Isla Maciel. Driven by creativity and an eagerness to propel […]

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