Implementers, UN agencies, academics, donors, private sector, youth, civil society, community health advocates and more are invited to participate in this virtual event, which will feature a lively and engaging two days of networking, keynote speakers, cultural performances, crowd-sourced marketplace presentations and more!

This is the 5th webinar in the series: “Transforming care for sick and small newborns”, organised by WHO and UNICEF, in collaboration with the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.  

This 90-minute webinar will highlight how two models – Care for Child Development and REACH UP and Learn – have been adapted and implemented in various contexts around the world. Through three country examples, participants will learn about how these two models were adapted and used in humanitarian contexts that are also experiencing COVID-19.

The Rise Institute, Portland State University and the Early Childhood Development Taskforce are hosting a series of three webinars on ECI challenges. The second in the series takes place on 16 June 2020, and will explore the impact of COVID-19 on national ECI systems.

Two linked webinars, jointly forming the fourth in the WHO Quality of Care Network series: Transforming care for small and sick newborns, present experiences from Colombia and Mexico.

The Rise Institute, Portland State University and the Early Childhood Development Taskforce are hosting a series of three webinars on ECI challenges. The second in the series takes place on 16 June 2020, and will explore the impact of COVID-19 on national ECI systems.

The Inter-Agency Network on Education in Emergencies (INEE), the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) and the Moving Minds Alliance (MMA) are hosting a webinar focused on early childhood development in humanitarian settings, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNESCO Bangkok, UNICEF, ARNEC, ECWI and ISSA launched a regional survey on the impact of COVID-19 on ECE workforce between 20 April 2020 and 22 May 2020. The findings will be presented in this webinar.

On 4 June 2020 the UK government will host Gavi’s third donor pledging conference to mobilise at least US$ 7.4 billion in additional resources to protect the next generation with vaccines, reduce disease inequality and create a healthier, safer and more prosperous world.

Dr. Ornella Lincetto of the World Health Organization speaks on transforming care for small and sick newborns in the Burkina Faso and Kenya.