UNICEF Innocenti Podcasts

UNICEF Innocenti presents Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come, 35 years after the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. In this episode Professor Cecile Aptel, Deputy Director at UNICEF Innocenti with several years of experience at Fletcher and Harvard Universities, will guide us through the complex interaction between children and the law. Children interact with justice systems for many reasons because they have violated laws, because they are victims or survivors or witnesses or are interested party in the criminal proceedings. Children need the protection of the law and interventions of the justice systems to provide them with the protection and guarantee their rights. Cecile will explain why children need access to justice and what is meant when referring broadly to justice for children, as well as the differences between juvenile justice and more broadly, justice for children. She will also guide us through the Convention on the Rights of the Child overarching principles for justice, including crime prevention, diversion or exclusion from criminal process, rehabilitation rather than punishing children, minimum age of criminal responsibility, gender differences in delinquent behavior and pathways to justice. Cecile also talks of children involved in atrocities such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, either as victims or perpetrators.

Josiah Kaplan, Child Protection Specialist at UNICEF Innocenti, looks at the rights of children who are on the move. Reports and resources mentioned in this episode: • UNICEF Innocenti migration and displacement page: https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/projects/children-migration-and-displacement • IDAC: https://data.unicef.org/resources/international-data-alliance-for-children-on-the-move/

Episode 5: Alessandra Guedes and Shanaaz Mathews on intersections between violence against children and violence against women. Alessandra Guedes, UNICEF Innocenti's Gender and Development Manager, and Shanaaz Mathews, Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, explore the intersections between violence against children and violence against women. Reports and resources relevant to this episode: UNICEF Child Protection Strategy 2021-2030: https://www.unicef.org/media/104416/file/Child-Protection-Strategy-2021.pdf UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025: https://www.unicef.org/executiveboard/media/7046/file/2021-31-Gender_Action_Plan_2022-2025-EN-ODS.pdf

Episode 3 of the GRASSP podcast explores social protection case studies from Angola, Burkina Faso, Mali and Tanzania. Discover how how social protection interventions can be adapted to focus on women and girls, and their specific needs.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. To commemorate this landmark in child rights, UNICEF Innocenti is producing Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come. In this episode, Gavin Wood discusses the rights of children with disabilities.

Episode 3: Camila Teixeira on the right to peaceful protest and other civil and political rights. Reports and resources mentioned in this episode: • Youth, Protests and the Polycrisis report https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/reports/youth-protests-and-polycrisis • Explainer – Should Children Vote? Understanding the debate https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/should-children-vote • Free and safe to protest – report on policing assemblies involving children https://www.unicef.org/reports/free-and-safe-protest • Podcast with UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellows Nahjae Nunes and Abril Perazzini on Democracy and Youth - https://soundcloud.com/unicef-innocenti/democracy-and-youth This episode was recorded on 5th July 2024.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. To commemorate this landmark in child rights, UNICEF Innocenti is producing Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come. In this episode, Professor Ann Skelton discusses the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

In the first of a new series of podcasts, Camila Teixeira of UNICEF Innocenti speaks with Nahjae Nunes and Abril Perazzini, both UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellows, on the future of democracy - as seen through the eyes and experience of young people.

Gender and age play a disproportionately large role in the way people experience risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities. Events at different stages in life, like marriage, childbearing or retirement, can mean that women and girls are at a heightened risk of experiencing poverty. Social protection, such as cash transfers or health insurance, can help address poverty and vulnerability, as well as supporting people during shocks from childhood through to old age. In this podcast, Gustavo Angeles Tagliaferro, Francesca Bastagli, and Naila Kabeer discuss the evaluation methods for Gender-Responsive and Age-Sensitive Social Protection. Gustavo Angeles Tagliagerro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavo-angeles-04198b1ba/ Francesca Bastagli: https://twitter.com/FraBastagli Naila Kabeer: https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-development/people/naila-kabeer

Gender and age play a disproportionately large role in the way people experience risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities. Events at different stages in life, like marriage, childbearing or retirement, can mean that women and girls are at a heightened risk of experiencing poverty. Social protection, such as cash transfers or health insurance, can help address poverty and vulnerability, as well as supporting people during shocks from childhood through to old age. In this podcast, Ramya Subrahmanian, Nyasha Tirivayi, and Lauren Whitehead are in conversation about Gender-Responsive and Age-Sensitive Social Protection. Ramya Subrahmanian: https://www.unicef-irc.org/profiles/10051-Ramya-Subrahmanian.html https://x.com/ramyainnocenti?s=20 Nyasha Tirivayi: https://www.unicef-irc.org/profiles/10098-Nyasha-Tirivayi.html Lauren Whitehead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-whitehead-workprofile https://twitter.com/lwhitehead301

The Leading Minds 2022 conference brought young leaders and global thought leaders together to discuss “the Vital Importance of Child Identity” -- bringing together emerging research, under-represented perspectives, and key action steps to foster positive identity. Listen to Faridah Luanda, Natasha Maimba, Victor Lopez-Carmen as they share their experiences and expertise on building positive child identity. This podcast is hosted by Shai Naides, a Youth Engagement Officer at the UNICEF Innocenti — Global Office of Research and Foresight.

What is the impact of social protection on gender equality in low and middle-income countries? In this podcast, Camila Perera talks to Francesca Bastagli, Director of the Equity and Social Policy programme and Principal Research Fellow at global think tank ODI, and Shivit Bakrania, Knowledge Management Specialist at the UNICEF Office of Research–Innocenti to discuss the results of our recent systematic review investigating the impact of social protection programmes on gender equality in low and middle-income countries.

Quality childcare helps parents’ return to work and also supports children’s development. It is essential service for an equitable society. But new research finds that even in the world’s richest countries, 1 in 7 parents have unmet childcare needs. In this podcast, Dale Rutstein talks to Anna Gromada about her new UNICEF Innocenti report - “Where do rich countries stand on childcare?” - which ranks the childcare policies of the world's richest countries.

The UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti presents its webinar series: 'Leading Minds Online: What the Experts Say - Coronavirus & Children.' COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of international concern over risks to children, including access to education, risks and access to digital resources online, and increasing violence inside the home, among others. READ about how our online Leading Minds series started: https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/2000-unicef-innocenti-leading-minds-online-series-children-online-violence-in-home.html FOLLOW the Leading Minds Online events: www.unicef-irc.org/events/

The UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti presents its webinar series: 'Leading Minds Online: What the Experts Say - Coronavirus & Children.' COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of international concern over risks to children, including access to education, risks and access to digital resources online, and increasing violence inside the home, among others. READ about how our online Leading Minds series started: https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/2000-unicef-innocenti-leading-minds-online-series-children-online-violence-in-home.html FOLLOW the Leading Minds Online events: www.unicef-irc.org/events/

The UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti presents its webinar series: 'Leading Minds Online: What the Experts Say - Coronavirus & Children.' COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of international concern over risks to children, including access to education, risks and access to digital resources online, and increasing violence inside the home, among others. READ about how our online Leading Minds series started: https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/2000-unicef-innocenti-leading-minds-online-series-children-online-violence-in-home.html FOLLOW the Leading Minds Online events: www.unicef-irc.org/events/

The UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti presents its webinar series: 'Leading Minds Online: What the Experts Say - Coronavirus & Children.' COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of international concern over risks to children, including access to education, risks and access to digital resources online, and increasing violence inside the home, among others. READ about how our online Leading Minds series started: https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/2000-unicef-innocenti-leading-minds-online-series-children-online-violence-in-home.html FOLLOW the Leading Minds Online events: www.unicef-irc.org/events/

The UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti presents its webinar series: 'Leading Minds Online: What the Experts Say - Coronavirus & Children.' COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of international concern over risks to children, including access to education, risks and access to digital resources online, and increasing violence inside the home, among others. READ about how our online Leading Minds series started: https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/2000-unicef-innocenti-leading-minds-online-series-children-online-violence-in-home.html FOLLOW the Leading Minds Online events: www.unicef-irc.org/events/

In this podcast we're talking about UNICEF Innocenti’s new evidence (and) gap map, which visualizes what evidence exists – and where there are gaps - on interventions to reduce violence against children in low and middle income countries, with Kerry Albright, Chief of Research Facilitation and Knowledge Management, and Ramya Subrahmanian, Chief of Child Rights and Protection at UNICEF Innocenti. The new gap map, completed in partnership with the Campbell Collaboration, arranges around 150 carefully screened impact evaluations and systematic reviews onto a framework of interventions – based on the INSPIRE framework strategies, and outcomes – such as direct impacts on violence, social norms, health, and education – into a searchable, browsable database that visualizes where the evidence exists and where there are gaps in knowledge. • Why are we mapping evidence and gaps in evidence on violence against children? • What does this gap map reveal about violence against children that we did not know before? • Where are the largest gaps in our evidence and what do we already know a lot about? These are just a few questions we discuss with Ramya and Kerry, who worked together to spearhead this research project jointly with our partners at Campbell Collaboration. - Explore the evidence gap map (EGM): https://www.unicef-irc.org/evidence-gap-map-violence-against-children - READ the full report: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cl2.1120 - READ the research brief: www.unicef-irc.org/publications/1147-evidence-and-gap-map-research-brief-1-overview-findings-interventions-to-reduce-violence-against-children.html

Our latest podcast done in partnership with UNICEF's country office in Mozambique unpacks their new report on child poverty in the country. We interview former UNICEF Innocenti researcher and current research and evaluation specialist with UNICEF Mozambique, Zlata Bruckhauf to discuss what poverty looks like in Mozambique for children and how measuring child poverty across multuple dimensions helps us to not only understand poverty better but informs better solutions to #ENDpoverty. How is...