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Safe Back to School: Guide for supporting inclusive and equitable learning for the most marginalised children
This guide will support field level staff to ensure that all children have access to safe learning opportunities that meet their individual needs. It outlines the barriers to learning that the most marginalised have access to safe learning opportunities t
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Reopening Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Key points, challenges, and dilemmas to plan a safe return to in-person classes
The suspension of in-person classes as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and compromised the achievements reached around the goals established in the SDG-4-Education 2
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Guide to Violence Prevention and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Resources
This guide will help you identify key resources for violence prevention and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and put the protection and wellbeing of children at the forefront of Safe Back to School work. Safe Back to School
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Nutrition Critical: Why the UK must act now
The UK Government's commitment to tackle malnutrition expired at the end of 2020. It is one of the most respected donors to nutrition and its investments have helped reached over 50 million people since 2015. The pandemic is expected to significantly wors
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“STOP Pneumonia”: A successful advocacy campaign for preventing and protecting Indonesia’s children from pneumonia
The Government of Indonesia (GOI) has introduced pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) as a pilot in October 2017 in five districts of Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) (Lombok Barat, Lombok Timur, Lombok Utara, Lombok Tengah, and Mataram) and three districts of
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Impact of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention among Children 5 to 10 Years of Age in Kita and Bafoulabe Districts, Mali
In 2015, malaria was the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years of age in Mali with a microscopic parasite prevalence of 36% (Malaria Indicator Survey in Mali 2015). The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in Mali adopted S
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Urban Air Pollution and Children in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
This evidence into action brief summarises the state of research on the topic of urban air pollution in low- and middle-income countries and its impacts on children, and proposes ideas for action. Air pollution is a major global health challenge to which
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COVID-19 and Children in Urban Contexts
This evidence into action brief summarises the state of research on the topic of urban children and COVID-19, and proposes ideas for action. Across the world, public and political attention is firmly focused on recovery from COVID-19. But it is vital that
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Mens vi Venter: En hilsen fra barn som søker asyl i Norge
Each year several hundred children come to Norway to seek protection and asylum. Children seeking asylum in Norway come from many different countries, and they all bring different experiences. In this report, children and youth who live in asylum centers
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Mental Health Matters: Protect children's well-being in Hong Kong
This report is a component of a larger research initiative by Save the Children Hong Kong, assessing the changing dynamics of Hong Kong children’s most significant needs for support. The report examines the current mental health needs for children in Hong
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COVID-19 Impacts on African Children: How to protect-a-generation at risk
The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented with the virus spreading in almost all countries in the world. In Africa, 55 out of 54 countries have reported at least one COVID-19 infection. Luckily for Africa, confirmed COVID-19 cases remain comparatively low, a
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UNICEF Annual Report 2020
This report summarizes UNICEF's work in 2019, and presents crucial challenges that remain to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for children within the next decade. Migration and Displacement (MDI)