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Framework for Reopening Schools
Global school closures in response to the COVID-19 crisis present a serious risk to children's education, protection and well-being. National authorities and partners must cooperate to promote and safeguard every child’s right to education, health and saf
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Pivoting to Inclusion: Leveraging lessons from the COVID-19 crisis for learners with disabilities
The world is faced with a global education emergency of unprecedented scale. According to estimates by the World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic, at its peak, caused more than 180 countries to mandate temporary school closures, leaving 85 percent of the world
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Re-Imagining School Feeding: A high-return investment in human capital and local economies
Investments should be done throughout a child's life- from early age to adulthood- for each to achieve full potential. Evidence show that health and education are two sides of the same coin, and investment in one requires simultaneous investment in the ot
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Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020
COVID-19 is threatening decades of progress towards eliminating preventable childhood deaths the L evels and Trends in Child Mortality 2020 report finds. While under-five deaths were at an all-time low in 2019, totaling 5.2 million, this trend can be halt
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A Qualitative Assessment of Pathways to Youth Inclusion in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has one of the youngest populations in the world, with two-thirds of the population being under the age of 25. Learning the right skills and getting the right opportunities, young Afghans have the potential to be a source of social progress, i
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Supplement to Framework for Reopening Schools: Emerging lessons from country experiences in managing the process of reopening schools
Education systems around the world continue to grapple with the complex decisions of when and how to reopen schools for in-person learning following widespread closures due to the COVID 19 pandemic.Many countries closed schools along with other widespread
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Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2019
There has been great progress in child survival over the past two decades. Despite this great progress, one child or young adolescent died every five seconds in 2018. The majority of these deaths occur before the age of five, and almost half during the fi
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Working Together to Close the Education Financing Gap in Refugee Hosting States: A joint pledge
The first Global Refugee Forum comes at the end of a tumultuous decade in which the number of refugees has risen to over 25 million worldwide. Guided by the Global Compact on Refugees, Save the Children is committed to delivering the promises made in the
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Unfortunate Moms and Unfortunate Children: Impact of the Nepali civil war on women's stature and intergenerational health
This research paper analyzes the long-term and intergenerational health impacts of the Nepali 1996-2006 conflict. It finds that exposure to conflict during childhood has a negative impact on attained adult height. Moreover, the research finds that a mothe
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Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017
More children and women survive childbirth today than ever before. Despite this great progress, a pregnant woman or newborn still dies every 11 seconds. Most maternal deaths are preventable as healthcare solutions to manage complications are well-known, a
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INSPIRE Handbook: Action for implementing the seven strategies for ending violence against children
Approximately 1 billion children are subjected to violence across the globe each year. The costs of such widespread violence are immense; exposure to violence is associated with effects on brain function, psychological well-being, noncommunicable diseases
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INSPIRE Indicator Guidance and Results Framework: Ending Violence Against Children: How to define and measure change
In 2016, a cohort of 10 global organisations collaborated to produce INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children, the first-ever global technical package for preventing and responding to violence against children. To supplement the te