The Beginning of Life (O Começo da Vida) emotionally brings to life the science behind the importance of loving relationships in a child’s early years. Interviews with experts are interspersed with footage of parents and children from nine countries across four continents. Read More →
This report provides state-of-the-art evidence paving the way for informed decision-making and targeted nutrition and child development interventions, fostering a healthier future for Lebanon’s most vulnerable populations. It underscores the urgent need for multi-sectoral collaboration and the prioritisation of national nutrition and child development strategies to address the child growth and development crisis.Read More →
While the evidence on the impact of climate change on children’s health and well-being is growing, research often focuses on the effects of individual hazards. This report aims to provide a comprehensive ‘stocktake’ of the impacts of climate change on children across six major hazards that impact their health and well-being: extreme heat, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms, air pollution and ecosystem change.Read More →
The Inter-Religious Council of Kenya has developed scripturally-referenced guidelines for ECD advocacy by religious leaders. Theologians from Muslim, Christian and Hindu faith communities were involved in the development of the guidelines, which were launched during national advocacy training in Nairobi.Read More →
These ten instructional videos, available in English, Arabic, French, Kyrgyz, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, are for health workers and other early childhood service providers who work with mothers, fathers, and other caregivers of young children. The goal of the videos is to improve the quality of counseling and other services that promote responsive care.Read More →
Recognizing the importance of integrating nutrition and caregiving interventions in nutrition and health services, USAID Advancing Nutrition has developed the Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum, which has been piloted in Ghana and the Kyrgyz Republic. Read More →
The 2023 Country Profiles for ECD (in AR,EN,FR,SP,RU) were developed by UNICEF in collaboration with Countdown to 2030 Women’s, Children’s & Adolescent’s Health.Read More →
This report describes a series of workshops in Arab countries that considered nurturing care for children living in humanitarian settings. It reflects on cross-cutting issues and ideas that emerged and outlines a set of recommendations for continuing to advance nurturing care in five separate contexts, as well as in other contexts affected by crisis.Read More →
الرعاية في مرحلة التنشئ من أجل تنمية الطفولة المبكرةRead More →
The free app developed by UNICEF and national partners is designed to lend a helping hand to parents, with easy tips on topics like breast pumps, baby weaning, learning, toys, child protection and much more. The app is available in 14 languages and can be used both online and offline. Read More →
In preparation for a series of national multisectoral workshops across the Middle East in 2021, the World Health Organization and UNICEF prepared seven presentations in Arabic. The presentations address the rationale for investing in ECD, the situation for young children globally and in humanitarian settings, and demonstrate how to use the Nurturing Care Framework as a tool to support country-level decision-making and action. Read More →
