Program: Children's Rights

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Around the world, children make up nearly half of the almost 900 million people living on less than $1.90 a day. Their families struggle to afford the basic health care and nutrition needed to provide them with a strong start. These deprivations leave a lasting imprint; in 2014, nearly 160 million children were stunted. Despite […]