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The State of the World’s Children report presents research from around the globe on the status of children, particularly those who are most disadvantaged, and their wellbeing. The report includes data on child health, with a focus on early care and intervention, education, children in poverty, and pathways to equity in these areas. The report includes data on children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS and other causes and the use of social protection and cash transfers to strengthen families and enhance their capacity to provide care to children.
This powerful chart illustrates preliminary research findings seeking to understand how orphan status affects the school attendance of children in Africa and the extent to which living in kinship care can act as a protective factor in this context. Although numerous studies have examined the effects of orphanhood on schooling outcomes, the results have been mixed, both in terms of whether orphans are significantly less likely to be enrolled in school but also, when they are found to be, whether it is orphan status or poverty that is responsible for this.…
This report provides data on children living in urban settings, including statistics, conditions, and personal testimonies. The report also includes UNICEF’s recommendations for policy regarding children in urban settings, working with this population, and for future action. Sections that are relevant to children’s care include: children living and working on the streets, migrant children, urban emergencies, and many more.
This report from the International Labor Organization is the first in a series of the World Social Security Reports whose chief aim is to provide the results of regular statistical monitoring of the state and developments of social security in the world. It presents the knowledge available on social security coverage in different parts of the world, identifies existing coverage gaps and examines the scale of countries’ investments in social security. Finally, it focuses on social security responses in the context of…
WHAT: Guidance on the development of monitoring and evaluation indicators for child protection, education, health and HIV, and hunger programs. Includes an overview of expected outcomes for each program area, and presents a detailed table of outcome indicators per each outcome. It also provides good practice examples of impact indicators.
WHO: Program managers and social and community workers involved with child care and protection, especially those with program monitoring and evaluation responsibilities.
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