Joint statement: Towards inclusive social protection systems supporting the full and effective participation of persons with disabilities
Resources - Author: IDA, ILO, UNICEF / Year: 2019
This joint statement reflects our shared commitment to inclusive social protection systems for persons with disabilities. The statement emerged from meetings and discussions between international partners working on the issues of disability and social protection. These meetings also contributed to the first report of the United Nations (UN) Special...
Read MoreSupporting workers with family responsibilities: Connecting child development and the decent work agenda
Resources - Author: ILO, UNICEF / Year: 2013
This working paper presents a series of solutions to the challenging social issues. It builds on the conclusions of “Investing in Child Development and Learning: Ensuring Equity in Decent Work and Sustainable Development,” a forum convened by UNICEF and ILO on 28 February 2012. This paper was used to...
Read MoreThe State of the World’s Children: Children with Disabilities
Resources - Author: UNICEF / Year: 2013
The 2013 edition of The State of the World’s Children is dedicated to the situation of children with disabilities. The report examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, from invisibility in official statistics to vicious discrimination – that deprive children with disabilities of their rights and...
Read MoreChildren of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries
Resources - Author: UNICEF / Year: 2014
As the data in this new edition of the Innocenti Report Card series show, in the past five years, rising numbers of children and their families have experienced difficulty in satisfying their most basic material and educational needs. Most importantly, the Great Recession is about to trap a generation...
Read MoreJoint statement on advancing child-sensitive social protection
Resources - Author: DFID, HelpAge International, Hope & Homes for Children, Institute of Development Studies, International Labour Organization, Overseas Development Institute, Save the Children UK, UNDP, UNICEF, World Bank / Year: 2009
The joint statement aims to build greater consensus on the importance of child-sensitive social protection. It lays out the particular vulnerabilities that children and families face, the ways that social protection can impact children even when not focused on them, and outlines principles and approaches for undertaking child-sensitive social...
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