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Globally, new opportunities are emerging from the links between social protection, poverty reduction and improved access to services for children. On 30-31 October 2006, UNICEF and the Graduate Program in International Affairs at The New School jointly hosted an international conference on "Social Protection for Children, Women and Families: An Analysis of Recent Experiences". The conference was the third in a series jointly organized by UNICEF and the New School, and is part of UNICEF's commitment to policy, advocacy and partnerships that convene international experts in pursuit of results for children.
Following an international call for papers, 20 papers by leading scholars and practitioners were selected for presentation at the conference, including six from UNICEF. At the conference, authors presented their analytical and policy papers on issues and trends related to social protection and/or assistance programmes according to three broad themes: programmes, policies and evidence.
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Presentations
Addressing Social Exclusion in Primary Education in India
Direct Cash Transfers to Households: Experience from the Tsunami
Effects of Decentralization on Primary Education: Survey of East Asia and the Pacific Islands
Initiatives for Social Protection of Children, Women and Families - The Experience of India
Meeting the Needs of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Through Social Welfare Assistance
No Small Change: Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Response to Acute Food Insecurity in Zambia
Social Protection for Children and Their Families
Social Protection Schemes in West and Central Africa
The Little Engine that Does: How One NGO Refocused Attention to the Needs of Children in Moldova
The Malawi Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme
Trends in the Well-being of Children and Youth in Eastern Europe
Under What Conditions? Social Protection for Children in South Africa
