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Article
18 November 2022
“We need to change the way we think about air pollution!”
https://www.unicef.org/eca/stories/we-need-change-way-we-think-about-air-pollution
Prishtina, November 2022 - At a time when Kosovars get out their fluffy winter coats, another kind of fluffiness makes its way into the Kosovar sky – black clouds. This points to one thing only: outdoor air pollution is skyrocketing! Demjana Hasani, 18, from Ferizaj (one of the six largest cities in Kosovo), has often seen fields or the forest in…
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09 June 2021
Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on children and families in the Western Balkans and Türkiye
https://www.unicef.org/eca/mitigating-impact-covid-19-children-and-families-western-balkans-and-t%C3%BCrkiye
There is abundant evidence that children bear a heavy burden resulting from disrupted essential services, increased social isolation, and loss of family income. In pandemic times, parents and caregivers are more likely to feel overwhelmed with providing stimulation and care for their young children and delay seeking prompt medical attention for children. Childhood immunization and other basic services were often suspended. School closures can mean a year of lost learning and children become more susceptible to dropping out. Uncertainties have created family distress, which contributes to serious mental health issues, especially among children who are vulnerable to violence and abuse. The pandemic has deepened pre-existing vulnerabilities of children with disabilities and children living in poverty. In 2021, UNICEF and the European Commission Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations launched a two-year initiative to strengthen national health, education, early childhood development, and child protection systems to ensure continuity in the provision of core services for vulnerable children and their families in the immediate and the longer-term recovery response to COVID-19. The initiative is being implemented in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* [1] , Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Türkiye.  
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09 August 2022
A life-saving knock on the door
https://www.unicef.org/eca/stories/life-saving-knock-door
Every child deserves the best start in life, but many children in Kosovo still struggle to access the health care they need to survive and thrive. Children from poor households, rural areas, and those from the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities face particular challenges. For the past seven years UNICEF and the Ministry of Health have been developing the Universal Progressive Home Visiting programme, which has been improving access to primary healthcare for pregnant women and children under the age of three – especially those who are most vulnerable. Training of Nurses on Home Visiting Programme With the support of the European Union, UNICEF, and the Ministry of Health jointly organized trainings for health professionals from 36 municipalities, including Serbian majority municipalities, to build their capacity to deliver quality health care for children in the critical period of 0-3 years, where they are developing at their fastest rate. Besa Obertinca - Nurse Besa Obertinca is a family nurse. Family nurses visit women at home twice during their pregnancy and five times between their child’s birth and third birthday, with extra visits when necessary. They give advice about nutrition, check that children are meeting their development milestones and promote vaccinations. “Everything I learned in the training doesn’t just help me grow as a professional, it benefits families, especially their children”, says Dr. Besa. Emine Hykolli Sefa - Nurse Emine Hykolli Sefa- Nurse - In 2021, 15,456 children and 2,765 pregnant women received home visits from nurses like Emine Hykolli Sefa. At the most recent training, she learnt about the importance of supporting mental health from a child psychologist. “If we want to have a healthy society, we need to protect children against trauma and build their resilience. What happens during childhood impacts every stage of life”, says Emine.   Zekije Osmani Shala Zekije Osmani - Gynecologist - Doctors are critical supporters of the home visiting programme, which is now implemented in 80 per cent of municipalities in Kosovo. Zekie Osmani is a gynecologist who took part in the most recent eight-day training. She said it broadened her understanding of her role. “The focus of my work will no longer be only on the mother’s health but also on the child’s health and their healthy development”, says Dr. Zekije. Besa Obertinca - Nurse Zyrafete Hashani Hoti is a family medicine specialist. She is one of the 200 doctors, nurses, educators, and social workers UNICEF has trained this year on how to best care for children aged 0-3.  “If I knew the usefulness of this training, I would have started much earlier.” The training program strengthens capacities of health professionals engaged in the home visiting programme, to improve the way they work with families and effectively support them to provide the best start in life to their children. Home Visiting Nurse during her visit at a family in Suhareke Throughout the training comprised of 12 modules, participants get to learn skills and knowledge on the importance of early childhood years, the new role of the home visitors, developmental monitoring and screening, children with disabilities and developmental difficulties, parental wellbeing, engagement of fathers in parenting, responsive feeding, communication skills, routine immunization, gender socialization, working against stigma and discrimination, and collaborating with other sectors. These home visiting trainings are organized by the Ministry of Health and with technical support from UNICEF as part of the European Union’s assistance package for Western Balkans in response to COVID-19.
Report
17 May 2023
Research for national situation analyses on early childhood intervention
https://www.unicef.org/eca/reports/research-national-situation-analyses-early-childhood-intervention
In the Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA), in collaboration with other organizations and networks, UNICEF has promoted national policy and programme development for early childhood development (ECD). Within the ECD framework, UNICEF promotes regional and country initiatives for early childhood intervention (ECI) to support families whose…, Methodological Guide: RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL SITUATION ANALYSES ON EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION Rise Institute Methodological Guide: Research for National Situation Analyses on Early Childhood Intervention Emily Vargas-Barn, Kristel Diehl and Natalia Kakabadze United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), 2022 Photo credit: UNICEF/Nemanja Pancic This…
Report
06 November 2019
Parenting Adolescents
https://www.unicef.org/eca/reports/parenting-adolescents
Adolescence is a critical period of transition between childhood and adulthood that is characterised by transformations in children’s physical, emotional and cognitive development. These natural processes can make adolescence a challenging season - both for adolescents and their parents and caregivers. Global evidence indicates that parenting…, A Regional Study on Parenting Adolescents and Parenting Support Programmes in Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and Romania i PARENTING ADOLESCENTS A Regional Study on Parenting Adolescents and Parenting Support Programmes in Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and Romania PARENTING ADOLESCENTS A Regional Study on…

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