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Malnutrition in Bangladesh: Harnessing social protection for the most vulnerable
Social protection is a human right and a means for states to protect their most vulnerable citizens. Bangladesh’s current social protection system is fragmented and ineffective – in 2010 reaching just 35% of those living below the poverty line. As the Gov
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Social Protection
The newly appointed Special Rapporteur submits the present report to the General Assembly in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 26/20. The report focuses on the right of persons with disabilities to social protection. The Special Rapporteur s
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Doing More, Doing Better: Social Protection for Adolescent Girls
This story shows the process of how to better include adolescent girls in the existing social protection framework in Bangladesh. Through evidence-based strategic advocacy, Save the Children has tried to better link with social protection systems and stru
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Social Protection for Children: Key policy trends and statistics
Published as an instalment of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Social Protection Policy Papers, this publication examines the case of social protection policies as an essential element of realizing children’s rights, ensuring their well-being
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The State of the Social Service Workforce 2015 Report: A multi-country review
This report consolidates information from 2014 about the social service workforce (SSW) from a range of middle- and low- income countries in order to contribute to global, national, and local planning and advocacy for effective implementation of programs
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Understanding children’s work and youth employment outcomes in Laos: Country Report
The report examines the related issues of child labour and youth employment in Laos. Guided by observed outcomes in terms of schooling, work activities and status in the labour market, the report considers the economic as well as the social determinants o
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Researching the Linkages Between Social Protection and Children’s Care in Rwanda: The VUP and its effects on child wellbeing, care and family reunification
This research investigates the links between the Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP), child well-being, children’s care and family reunification. It is part of a wider study on the linkages between social protection and children’s care in Rwanda, Ghana a
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Researching the Linkages Between Social Protection and Children’s Care in Ghana: LEAP and its effects on child well-being, care, and family cohesion
Despite most national governments ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the following Guidelines on Alternative Care for Children, evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suggests that the rights to adequate care are being violated in th
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Child Labour and UNICEF in Action: Children at the Centre
This publication presents UNICEF’s stance and approach to child labour. While upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF and its partners work to strengthen legal and policy frameworks, enhance government and community-based structures an
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Effects of the Palestinian National Cash Transfer Programme on Children and Adolescents: A mixed methods analysis
This publication is a product of the project: The impact of cash transfers on the rights and well-being of children in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It presents findings from a mixed methods study of the effects of the Palestinian National Cash Tr
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Inter-linkages between urban poverty, lack of access to basic services, violence and their impacts on children of slums in Nepal
Finding that there is little understanding of the inter-linkages between urban poverty, lack of access to basic services, violence and their impacts on children in the slums of Nepal, Save the Children and Nepal Center for Contemporary Research (NCCR) joi
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Understanding children’s work and youth employment outcomes in Laos: Summary Report
The report examines the related issues of child labour and youth employment in Laos. Guided by observed outcomes in terms of schooling, work activities and status in the labour market, the report considers the economic as well as the social determinants o