Tag: UNICEF

13 million people enjoy better social protection through improved financing

Stuart Mitchell

Thirteen million people in 24 countries have benefited from increased access to improved social protection systems through an innovative programme on sustainable financing. Sustainably financing social protection systems covers the way that governments mobilize, allocate and manage public resources to ensure they are viable in the long run. The programme, on Improving synergies between social protection and public finance management  (SP&PFM), aims to strengthen the design and financing of national social protection systems and so improve the lives of millions of women, men and children. The programme – funded by…

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Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws

Stuart Mitchell

Leaders from governments, civil society and United Nations agencies convened in Geneva recently at a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, calling for expedited action to end gender-based discrimination in nationality laws that deny people the equal right to acquire and confer nationality on their children and spouses.  Convened by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, UNICEF, and UN Women, the Global Summit heard from Eswatini, Iraq and Kiribati states, which reaffirmed their commitment to achieve gender equality in their nationality laws. …

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Soccer Aid For UNICEF Tonight Raises £14.6 Million For Children Around The World – With A Total £90 Million Raised Since 2006

Stuart Mitchell

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2023, broadcast live and exclusively on ITV1, STV and ITVX this evening from Old Trafford, Manchester, has raised £14.6 million for UNICEF’s vital work giving children around the world the happy, healthy, play-filled childhoods they are entitled to. Thanks to the generous support of the UK public, UNICEF UK supporters, ITV1, STV and ITVX viewers, this year’s amount brings the current total raised to date, since Soccer Aid for UNICEF was founded by UNICEF UK Ambassador Robbie Williams in 2006, to over £90 million for children…

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Education in Ukraine: over $51 million in grants and in-kind support announced from UNESCO, GPE, Google and Microsoft

Stuart Mitchell

As the war continues in Ukraine, severely disrupting education, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Google, Microsoft Corporation and UNESCO will provide over US$51 million for distance learning and psychosocial support for children in conflict-affected areas. The program will be rolled out by UNESCO and UNICEF in Ukraine in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science and will provide children and teachers with equipment and tools for distance learning, psychosocial support, teacher training and education sector planning. Through the GPE Multiplier, the Global Partnership for Education has matched a…

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UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge to launch new resource supporting mental health in the early years

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) and University of Cambridge’s Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning (PEDAL), have launched a new resource: Understanding and supporting mental health in infancy and early childhood – a toolkit to support local action in the UK. This practical resource will support service leaders, commissioners and policy teams to develop a whole-system approach to support the mental health of babies and young children now, and to enable them to develop the capacities to be mentally healthy throughout their lives. Evidence…

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