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Ashley Lashley addresses 48th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting
BRIDGETOWN, 19 February 2025, — In a stirring address at the opening ceremony of the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), UNICEF Youth Advocate Ashley Lashley welcomed leaders to Barbados with a message that resonated deeply with the Caribbean's histor...
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Celebrating young minds: The 19th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference
Bridgetown, Barbados - 29 November, 2024 - The 19th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference has concluded with a stellar showcase of young talent from across the region, celebrating the creativity, intellect, and passion of children aged 5 to 17. The conference not only highlighted the progress made in upholdin...
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Promoting gender equitable early childhood development parenting programmes
This paper advocates for gender-inclusive Early Childhood Development (ECD) and parenting programmes in the Caribbean to address Violence Against Children (VAC), highlighting gendered dimensions and the impact of COVID-19, with the purpose of informing policymakers and providing strategies to create safer environm...
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Young people demand a brighter future for Small Island Developing States
St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, - At the opening of the Fourth Small Island Developing States Conference (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda, a powerful message resonated through the halls: a plea for a secure future from 15-year-old Lutrelle John. "I love my country," Lutrelle declared. "It's beautiful. It's my home, ...
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Young People Take Centre Stage: SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA – 25 May 2024, – The future of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is in capable hands. On Friday over 80 passionate young delegates from across the Caribbean, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS) kicked off the groundbreaking SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit ...
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Young People Call for Commitment to Action
Young people from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) call for critical action from world leaders in a number of areas including education, climate change, healthcare and poverty. Their urgent and collective appeals resulted in the drafting of a Commitment to Action document at the SIDS Global Children and Youth...
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A child-focused lens for Small Island Developing States Position Paper and Call to Action
UNICEF's position paper explores the unique vulnerabilities of children in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The paper highlights the impact of poverty, disasters, and a changing climate on their well-being. Learn more about the urgent need for action and how you can be part of the solution.
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Multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) report for The Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was carried out in 2019-2020by the Department of Statistics(DOS) in collaboration with the Department of Social Development and the Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Sports & Human Services, as part of the Global MICS Programme. Technical support was provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with government funding and financial support of UNICEF. The Gl...
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Individual Consultancy - characterization of the situation of migrant, refugee and asylum seeker children based 3 rounds of DTM data in Trinidad & Tobago
Opportunity Individual Consultancy, “Characterization of the situation of migrant, refugee and asylum seeker children based 3 rounds of DTM data in Trinidad & Tobago”. Duty station (Country) Remote / Home based Host Agency UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Modality Individual Consultant Assignment Duration (est.) 3 Months Expected Starting date 21 November 2022 Link to the opportunity Vacancies UNICEF Care...
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Flow, UNICEF partner for Safe Internet Day
The internet plays an increasingly significant role in the lives of young people. While this window on the world can be incredibly enriching, it can also be dangerous for the wellbeing of young people in terms of susceptibility to grooming, cyberbullying and trolling, among other issues. On 8th February 2022, UNICEF ECA and the…, Lesson Plans and Activities, 23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety | Common Sense Education Internet Traffic Lig...
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Flow, UNICEF partner for Safer Internet Day
BRIDGETOWN, , Barbados (February 9 th , 2022), -- More than 290 regional educators and guidance counsellors are now better equipped to identify and deal with online threats facing adolescents and young adults. In observing Safer Internet Day on February 8, leading telecoms provider Flow partnered with UNICEF to present a virtual conference entitled ‘Online Safely: What to Lookout For’. “Making…, -ENDS-,
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Who are they and why won’t they vaccinate?
Bridgetown, 14 January 2022., Under 30, out of formal work and educated to secondary level is the typical profile of the person refusing COVID-19 vaccination in the Eastern Caribbean. This is according to a groundbreaking new study on vaccine hesitancy launched today. Commissioned by UNICEF, funded by USAID and conducted by the Caribbean Development Research Services Inc. (…