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GenderTech Toolkit Digital technology has become critical to our lives. Online experiences and opportunities are also important for children’s and young people’s development across a wide range of areas, including: online education, access to formal and informal learning; access to information and support relating to health and well-being; being…, Download the tools, Two young girls using a mobile device Two young girls using mobile devices A girl on her mobile device A girl on her mobile device Image How to improve digital inclusion and accessibility for girls with disabilities

Digital technology has become critical to our lives. Online experiences and opportunities are also important for children’s and young people’s development across a wide range of areas, including: online education, access to formal and informal learning; access to information and support relating to health and well-being; engagement with creative…, Download the evidence briefs, A young girl using a mobile device What we know about the gender digital divide for girls A young girl using a mobile device How big data can help us understand the gender digital divide for girls . Cover - A literature review and recommendations Accessible and inclusive digital solutions for girls with disabilities Cover of peer-to-peer…

This evidence brief explores the opportunity for using peer-to-peer approaches to reach girls with limited or no access to mobile phones with an educational digital platform. The primary objective was to determine whether these approaches could be employed with the Oky menstruation education app to improve the knowledge and skills of unconnected…

TAUNGGYI, Myanmar – Thae Thae Su Aung, 14, knows what she wants for her future. "I want to go to school, study hard and become a doctor my family can depend on," she says. "My sister and mother are frail and have chronic illnesses, so I want to help them." Yet, like many adolescents in Myanmar, Thae Thae Su Aung had to stop her learning first due…

A disability-inclusive humanitarian action has implications for budgeting and resource mobilization. As part of humanitarian action, children with disabilities need to be included in planning, mobilizing, and allocating resources. This short guide addresses those aspects. It introduces considerations in inclusive budgeting, how to estimate the…

We are in a learning crisis. To give young people the best chance to succeed, we need to support them holistically. The first step is to identify where children and youth are in building the range of skills they need, monitor progress in their development and ensure no child or young person is left behind. The Recovering Learning report published…

DUBAI, 12 December 2021 – Accenture, Dubai Cares, Microsoft and UNICEF announced today the launch of a global, digital learning platform for young people. Operating under the Generation Unlimited partnership, the Passport to Earning platform aims to address the global education crisis – currently exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – and prepare…

Subnational governments around the world are increasingly responsible for public service functions that are essential to expanding coverage, equitable access and quality of services for children and young people. Across education, health, social and child protection, and water and sanitation sectors, devolved regional and local governments are…

In 2020, COVID-19 exposed deep inequalities that have existed for too long, with the worst impact on children in the poorest countries and communities and those already disadvantaged by discrimination, social exclusion, fragility and conflict.  Responding to COVID-19: UNICEF’s 2020 key achievements highlights how COVID-19 affected children and how…

2020 has not turned out as planned. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact populations around the world, governments have been forced to take a fresh look at their spending and how to meet additional costs of pandemic response as they expect a fall in revenue. Budget information has become even more critical., Critical knowledge, When it comes to children, it is important to have a detailed view of spending in key areas like health, education, social protection and water and sanitation. Without this, it is difficult to know what services are supported or how money has been spent. Although total spending on health has increased in many countries as part of the COVID-19…, The economic fallout of COVID-19, As the pandemic continues, the impact on children is increasingly evident. As a result of disrupted schooling,  according to the World Bank , children stand to lose the equivalent of $872 of their future earnings per year— a global loss of over $10 trillion. Progress on infant mortality will be set back by between five and 15 years; and  deaths…, Essential to recovery, As the Myanmar, Tunisia and Somaliland examples show, improved budget transparency is not only central to an inclusive recovery but also encourages governments and partners to come together to identify more effective ways to achieve policy outcomes. It is vital to monitoring spending, improving efficiency and ensuring resources are used…, Building a resilient future, We are living in unprecedented times where every national and local government is forced to adapt and learn. Clear data on budgets, reprioritization and implementation of budgets will help us understand the impact of spending decisions on children’s lives. UNICEF continues to work with governments and partners including the  International Budget…

NEW YORK, 1 September 2020 – Government leaders, business executives and heads of United Nations organizations and multilateral agencies renewed their commitment today to connect every school and community to the internet by 2030. At a high-level virtual meeting, Generation Unlimited: Connecting Half the World to Opportunities , they pledged to…

Adolescents (children aged 10–19) are growing up in a transforming world. Technology, migration, climate change and conflict are reshaping society, forcing people across the globe to adapt to unexpected changes in their lives and work. To keep up, adolescents  must be able to seize opportunities and confront challenges. They need education and…, Skills needed for success in school, life and work, Foundational skills: Foundational skills, namely literacy and numeracy, are essential for further learning, productive employment and civic engagement. Digital skills: Digital literacy enables children and young people to use and understand technology, search for and manage information, create and share content, collaborate, communicate, build…, UNICEF’s work to address the global learning and skills crisis, Because skills development takes place at different stages in life, UNICEF programming is anchored in a multiple-pathways approach that helps us meet children where they are. We work closely with governments and partners so that every 5-year-old is ready to learn, every 10-year-old is ready to succeed in school, and every 18-year-old is prepared…, More from UNICEF, Resources, 'Learning to earning" for displaced youth - Unlocking the power of digital technologies This report, funded in part by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands’ PROSPECTS partnership, provides an overview of how digital technologies are being used to support youth’s transition from school to work, ‘learning to earning’, in displaced and…