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  • locandina della Giornata mondiale della tolleranza zero contro le mutilazioni genitali femminili
    2023/02/03

    World day against female genital mutilation 2023

    Female genital mutilation (FGM) has very serious consequences on the physical and mental health of girls and young women who undergo it. The World Day of Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation, which occurs on 6 February, was established by the United Nations precisely to spread ever-increasing awareness of this practice that...
  • locandina della consultazione pubblica Il futuro che vorrei
    2023/02/01

    The future I would like, online consultation of the Italian Ombudsman for Children

    The future I would like is the new online public consultation aimed at adolescents between 14 and 18 years old launched by the Italian Ombudsman for Children (AGIA) Carla Garlatti on 16 January to gather the views of young people on expectations and proposals for action with respect to the future awaiting them. The initiative,...
  • campo di concentramento
    2023/01/25

    Day of Remembrance 2023

    27 January is a Day of Remembrance. It is a very important date, which sees all the countries of the world committed to promoting initiatives to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and encourage reflection and remembrance. The anniversary was established in Italy with the law 211/2000, to ensure the commemoration of the extermination...
  • cover del rapporto Unicef Transforming Education with Equitable Financing
    2023/01/25

    Public spending on education, UNICEF report

    Children from the poorest families benefit less from national public funding for education. According to the recent UNICEF report Transforming Education with Equitable Financing, on average the poorest 20% of students benefit from only 16% of public funding for education, compared to the richest, who benefit from 28%. In low-...
  • immagine di quaderno, libro e penna per evocare il tema della Giornata internazionale dell'educazione
    2023/01/23

    International Day of Education 2023

    24 January is the International Day of Education established by the United Nations. It is an important opportunity to reflect on the central importance of education as a right for all and a public good, which is fundamental not only for the growth of individuals but also for the development of society as a whole, because it is the most effective tool for...
  • cover del rapporto Never Forgotten. The situation of stillbirth around the globe elaborato dal Gruppo inter-agenzie delle Nazioni Unite per la stima della mortalità dei bambini
    2023/01/18

    Two new reports on child mortality in the world are online on the Unicef website

    Two new reports on child mortality worldwide, prepared by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group on Child Mortality Assessment: Levels &Trends in Child Mortality, are online on the Unicef website. Report 2022 and Never Forgotten. The situation of stillbirth around the globe. 5 million children died before their fifth...
  • 2023/01/04

    Child Guarantee, third meeting of the Youth Advisory Board

    On 16, 17 and 18 December last year, the adolescents and young people of the Youth Advisory Board (Yab) met in Milan for the third time to discuss the implementation of the Child Guarantee, an initiative by the European Commission aimed at promoting equal opportunities and guaranteeing access to essential services for children at...
  • cover della pubblicazione dell’Unicef Consigli dei bambini e dei ragazzi: guida per promuovere la partecipazione attiva dei bambini e dei ragazzi
    2023/01/04

    UNICEF online guide to promote children's participation

    This is a guide to help officials of local and national institutions, school headteachers, teachers and other professionals to establish or strengthen Children's and Youth Councils, bodies composed of under-18s appointed to become their peers' representatives and which are intended to encourage the participation of young people, often at the community level...
  • immagine di donna di spalle per evocare il tema della violenza di genere, domestica e assistita
    2022/12/23

    Ad ali spiegate (Spreading their wings) against gender-based violence, domestic violence and witnessed violence

    The Save the Children programme called Ad Ali spiegate (Spreading their Wings) proposes an integrated approach to combat gender-based violence, domestic violence and witnessed violence, delivered in collaboration with regional partners, such as anti-violence centres and shelters. Among other actions, the programme includes the provision of grants for...
  • immagine di strumento musicale per bambini per evocare il tema dei servizi educativi per la prima infanzia
    2022/12/16

    Nurseries and supplementary early childhood services, Istat report 2022

    As of 31 December 2020, 13,542 early childhood services were in operation in the country, almost 300 fewer than the previous year (-2.1%). The total number of places is 350,670, 49% of which are in public facilities, with a deficit of about 10,600 places (-2.9%). The ISTAT report Supply of nurseries and supplementary early childhood services. The 2020/...
  • Cover del WeWorld Index 2022
    2022/12/09

    Women and children excluded around the world: WeWorld Index 2022 data

    Today, one in two children and more than one in three women live in countries characterised by forms of exclusion. The causes of this include poverty, conflict, climate change, forced migration and, for younger children, increased online risks. The WeWorld Index 2022, a study conducted by the non-profit organisation WeWorld in collaboration with ChildFund...
  • immagine di mani che si stringono per evocare il tema della tutela volontaria di minorenni stranieri non accompagnati
    2022/12/09

    Voluntary Guardianship, Fourth Monitoring Report of the Childhood Protection Agency

    As of 31 December 2021, the number of unaccompanied foreign children and adolescents increased by 73%, while the number of voluntary guardians registered in the Juvenile Court lists remained substantially stable (-0.35% compared to the same period in 2020). This is what emerges from the Fourth Monitoring Report on the voluntary...