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Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies
UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies, build on UNICEF’s experience in recent crises and outlines UNICEF’s initial response in protecting and caring for children and women. It states UNICEF’s core response at all levels of the organization.
Published in 2010, by
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - a Joint Statement - Haiti
A call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding and caution about unnecessary and potentially harmful donations and use of breast-milk substitutes. Statement given shortly after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Published in 2010, by
Insight: Why stunting matters
This technical brief discusses the negative effects of stunting and the steps we can take to prevent them. It is the second in a series of technical briefs that address the continuum of care for good infant and young child feeding, from initiation of early and exclusive breastfeeding through complementary feeding in later infancy and the second year of life....
Published in 2010, by
Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries: A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life
The toolkit aims to: (i) provide an overview of issues affecting early development and its measurement; (ii) discuss the types of tests typically used with children under five years; (iii) provide guidelines for selecting and adapting tests for use in developing countries, and (iv) make recommendations for planning successful assessment strategies.
Published in 2009, by
Fighting Malnutrition
Alan Jackson explains how nuclear technologies are helping scientists to understand, treat and prevent malnutrition wherever this scourge might be afflicting children. Published in IAEA Bulletin, Volume 50, No.2
Published in 2009, by
La Situation des enfants dans le monde, numéro spécial : célébrer les 20 ans de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant
Pour commémorer le 20e anniversaire de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant le 20 novembre 2009, l'UNICEF consacre un numéro spécial de La Situation des enfants dans le monde, le fleuron de ses publications, aux droits de l'enfant. Le rapport évalue l'impact de la Convention sur le bien-être des enfants et le développement humain au cours des...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Deworming
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Supplementary Feeding
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Conditional Cash Transfers
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Deworming
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Malaria Interventions
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Supplementary Feeding
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Therapeutic Feeding
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
The State of the World’s Children Special Edition: Celebrating 20 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 2009, UNICEF is dedicating a special edition of its flagship publication The State of the World’s Children to child rights. The report broadly assesses the Convention’s impact on children’s well-being and human development during the past two decades,...
Published in 2009, by
Linkages between nutrition, ill-health and education
This paper reviews the linkages between child health, particularly nutritional status, and education.
Published in 2008, by
Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 16
The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected...
Published in 2008, by
REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Conditional Cash Transfers
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2008, by
REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Handwashing with Soap
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2008, by
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