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Mia Farrow on visiting the crisis-afflicted Sahel region

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and internationally acclaimed actress Mia Farrow recently visited a therapeutic feeding center in Mao, Chad, where she met with families and children affected by the crisis. In this installment of the ‘Beyond School Books’ podcast series, UNICEF podcast moderator Femi Oke spoke with Ms. Farrow about her experiences in Chad and her thoughts on the role of education during emergencies.To listen to the podcast, please visit: more...

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Taleen Vartan on May 04, 2012

UNICEF presents key report on challenges and opportunities for education and peacebuilding

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Education can play a crucial role in peacebuilding in all phases of conflict, a UNICEF-commissioned study has concluded, outlining how education can help prevent conflict and contribute to long-term peace. The report, entitled “The Role of Education in Peacebuilding,” was presented on 9 February, to United Nations experts, donors, human rights activists and aid workers.Among the key findings were that the concept of peacebuilding remains underdeveloped and contested, even among UN agencies; more...

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Taleen Vartan on February 15, 2012

Youth participation: success for research and for our future

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I would like to draw to your attention a new case study on youth participatory research supported by UNICEF’s Back on Track Programme in the Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) Region. This case study examines youth participatory designs in UNICEF’s education in emergencies and post-crisis transition programming and highlights best practices and recommendations for future scale up.To read the full case study, please visit: more...

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Taleen Vartan on January 18, 2012

The role of education in peacebuilding

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In 2011, UNICEF commissioned research to investigate the role of education in peacebuilding in post-conflict contexts. The resulting report, entitled “The Role of Education in Peacebuilding: A synthesis report of findings from Lebanon, Nepal and Sierra Leone,” is part of a knowledge generation study within the Back on Track programme on Education in Emergencies and Post-Crisis Transition. The study examines how integrated education interventions could have a stronger role in post-conflict more...

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Taleen Vartan on January 31, 2012

What does achieving the water MDG mean for school children?

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UNICEF and the World Health Organization recently announced that the world had met the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well ahead of the 2015 deadline. To commemorate World Water Day today, on 22 March, UNICEF podcast moderator Femi Oke spoke with Murat Sahin, UNICEF advisor on the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools initiative, and Alexander Schratz, the Executive Director of Fit for School, a Philippines-based more...

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Taleen Vartan on March 22, 2012

Ensuring children’s right to education in a fast growing urban society

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UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World’, has launched today, 28 February, in Mexico City. One billion children live in urban areas, a number that is growing rapidly. While urban children are generally more likely to benefit from education programs, for most of the marginalized groups, education remains inaccessible. Many fail to meet registration requirements to enroll in urban schools and others cannot afford education related costs such more...

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Taleen Vartan on February 28, 2012

New UNICEF resource on Transitional Learning Spaces

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I would like to draw your attention to a new UNICEF resource on design and construction of Transitional Learning Spaces (TLS) after an emergency. This compendium of resources – including designs, pictures, technical drawings, and cost-effective recommendations from different case studies collected from the field – strives to create a more effective way to respond and provide access to quality education for all children after an emergency situation. Recommendations for each case study are based more...

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Taleen Vartan on February 13, 2012

UNICEF plans to expand innovative pre-school programme

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A quality education is the cornerstone of every child’s rights, yet across the developing world millions of children’s futures are stunted because they don’t have the opportunity to learn. UNICEF is addressing this deprivation with an innovative approach that aims to remove barriers to success in primary school by giving preschoolers the knowledge to successfully enter first grade. Called ‘Getting Ready for School: a Child-to-Child Approach’, the programme is a low-cost way to provide more...

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Taleen Vartan on January 10, 2012

An innovative program provides media training for youth in Haiti

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With 43 per cent of its people under 18 years old, Haiti has one of the youngest populations in the world. Yet the country’s young people continue to suffer from a lack of opportunities and remain vulnerable in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. To highlight the challenges faced by youth, UNICEF and partners PANOS Caribbean and Fondation haitienne d’Aide aux Vulnérables are providing media training to vulnerable children. In these trainings, young people learn how to use radio and video more...

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Taleen Vartan on January 31, 2012

After the conflict, young people work to bring about social change in Kosovo

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With an estimated 53 per cent of its population under the age of 25, Kosovo is considered to be the youngest part of Europe. Yet, twelve years after the devastating conflict of 1999, more than 70 per cent of young people in Kosovo are unemployed and the majority of them unskilled.In the most recent addition to the ‘Beyond School Books’ podcast series, UNICEF podcast moderator Amy Costello spoke with three young people who work together at the UNICEF-sponsored Innovations Lab, where they are more...

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Nadia Afrin on June 30, 2011

UNICEF Podcast - Significant progress seen in education in 2011

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In 2011, significant strides were made in improving the education of children around the world: more children are now enrolled in primary schools than ever before. Still, in spite of remarkable progress, civil unrest and natural disasters have slowed down improvements in affected areas. To wrap up the year, UNICEF podcast moderator Femi Oke spoke to United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Mr. Kishore Singh. To listen to the podcast, please visit: more...

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rudina vojvoda on December 29, 2011

What does it take to educate a girl?

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Ten years after the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) was launched in 2000 to safeguard the right to education and gender equality for all children, filmmakers Frederick Rendina and Oren Rudavsky travelled to Nepal and Uganda to document the lives of girls seeking an education amid poverty and in the aftermath of conflict. The resulting film, ‘To Educate a Girl’, supported by UNGEI, paints an inspiring picture of young girls determined to build their lives and follow their more...

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Taleen Vartan on March 06, 2012

2011 Moments of Inspiration: UNICEF education staff share their stories

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We asked UNICEF education staff around the globe to tell us about their most inspiring moment they experienced in 2011. Something that they would not forget and reminded them why they chose this profession.To read some of their personal stories and experiences, please visit: http://www.educationandtransition.org/resources/2011-moments-of-inspiration-part-1-of-4/

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Taleen Vartan on January 05, 2012

Education is key to peace and social development

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Currently, more than 1.5 billion people live in fragile and conflict-affected states. Children living in armed conflict are subject to violence, deprived of basic needs and robbed of developmental opportunities, including a quality education. A recent report, The Role of Education in Peacebuilding: A synthesis report of findings from Lebanon, Nepal and Sierra Leone, commissioned by UNICEF and written by Mario Novelli of the University of Sussex and Alan Smith of the University of Ulster, more...

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Taleen Vartan on February 09, 2012

On the anniversary of the CRC, children’s right to education remains a challenge

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This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ratified by 193 states, the Convention has gained wide support worldwide and transformed the way children are treated around the globe. Yet, children’s right to education as a fundamental human right remains a challenge especially for those living in conflict areas. In the most recent addition to the ‘Beyond School Books’ podcast series on education in emergencies and post-crisis transition, UNICEF podcast more...

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Taleen Vartan on November 22, 2011

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