Podcast #50: Significant progress seen in education in 2011
NEW YORK, USA, 28 December 2011 – In 2011, significant strides were made in improving the education of children around the world: More children are now enrolled in primary schools than ever before. Still, in spite of remarkable progress, civil unrest and natural disasters have slowed down improvements in affected areas.
In Serbia, early results of household survey show progress and disparities alike
BELGRADE, Serbia, 20 July 2011 – Preliminary results from UNICEF’s latest international household survey suggest visible progress on most indicators in Serbia, including women’s and children’s health, early childhood development and education.
Marcell's story: Growing up in poverty in the United States of America
CAMDEN, USA, 29 April 2011 – Growing up in the one of the most dangerous cities in the United States of America, Marcell Jenkins, 12, never ventures more than a few blocks from his home alone.
Children map their community using innovative technology in India
KOLKATA, India, 27 April 2011 - Salim Sheikh, 13, and his friends are putting their sprawling Kolkata slum on the map – literally. For a year now, they’ve been gathering data about the people, small brick huts, crowded alleys, scattered temples, trees, water pumps and other facts that identify Rishi Aurobindo Colony in eastern Kolkata.
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey results begin to roll in worldwide
NEW YORK, USA, 14 February 2011 – The first country to launch the fourth round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey – or MICS 4 – in November 2009, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, was also the first to complete survey field work, to enter, process and analyze the data, and to release a final report – which can be found at childinfo.org.
Uganda modernizes birth registration process
KAMPALA, Uganda, 13 December 2010 - When Beatrice Nassanga, 15, a student at Aga Khan High School met with Speaker Edward Ssekandi some months ago, she had a singular mission: persuade him to convince Parliament to declare birth registration mandatory for every child in Uganda.
Uganda conference addresses cutting-edge issues of technology for development
KAMPALA, Uganda, 19 November 2010 – How can applications for mobile phones help to meet the world’s toughest development issues? That was the big question at the Mobile Communication Technology for Development (M4D) conference held in Kampala last week.
World Statistics Day: There’s power in numbers
NEW YORK, USA, 20 October 2010 – The importance of numbers in shaping our lives was acknowledged worldwide today on the first-ever World Statistics Day. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the observance to celebrate the role of statistics in social and economic development – and to pay tribute to the global community of statisticians, whose contributions sometimes go unnoticed.
‘MICS4’ now gathering critical data, from Bhutan to Suriname
NEW YORK, USA, 23 September 2010 – Data-gathering for the fourth round of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) is currently in high gear in many of the 40 countries, and more, participating in MICS4.
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 4 rolls out across the globe
NEW YORK, USA, 7 April 2010 – Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) are in full swing. The fourth round of the programme began its roll-out in 2009, and countries around the world are gearing up to collect invaluable MICS data about the situation of children and women.
DevInfo roll-out completed: Putting evidence in the hands of decision-makers
NEW YORK, USA, 11 February 2010 – DevInfo is a database system that harnesses the power of advanced information technology to compile and disseminate data on human development. The latest version – 6.0 – was officially launched in 2009 and is the most powerful and user-friendly version to date.
DPR Korea is first country to launch Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, round four
PYONGYANG, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2 November 2009 – On a crisp autumn morning, Choe Un Ju was notified by the local statistical office that her household had been randomly selected to take part in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS).
Surveying the needs of children and women in Bangladesh through ‘MICS’
BAGERHAT, Bangladesh, 4 August 2009 – It is hot and humid when Madhuri Samaddar, 28, reaches Boalkhali Bazar in Swarankhola, south-west Bangladesh. In the crowded neighbourhood, she walks to Sheresta Bari, a tiny slum with a few makeshift houses on a small strip of land.
‘MICS’ statistics show that under-five mortality dropped by 15 points in Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique, 13 October 2009 – The results of a national survey on the situation of women and children, known as Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), were made public earlier this month by Mozambique’s National Statistics Institute.
Regional Director launches new survey to support development in Lebanon
BEIRUT, 8 September 2008 – Recognizing the need to address economic disparities and gaps in social services throughout the country, the Government of Lebanon is working with UNICEF to develop a series of development indicators on the well-being of children.
New national household survey collects better data to improve lives in Angola
LUANDA, Angola, 21 July 2008 – The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, or MICS, is a UNICEF-supported census designed to evaluate the well-being of women and children. Angola’s third MICS is now being conducted in all of its 18 provinces.
UNICEF Sri Lanka tests pioneering new tool for use in emergencies
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 14 March 2007 – UNICEF is pioneering a new system in Sri Lanka that promises some hope of improving the efficiency of humanitarian crisis response.
