Page Ideas and articles Explainers and evidence-based analysis that focus on solutions to the toughest challenges impacting children and young people today Home Events and insights All events Ideas and articles Ideas and articles Explainers Concise analysis that unpacks new and emerging issues impacting children and young people Explainer 2026 Global Outlook: Data infrastructure in the AI era The acceleration of data-centre expansion, uneven computational power and fragmented data governance frameworks create new vulnerabilities for children Read now Explainer 2026 Global Outlook: New era for NGOs A contraction in civic space and the capacity of NGOs to deliver will have profound consequences for vulnerable children who depend on them Read now Explainer 2026 Global Outlook: The future of social protection Social protection systems are being squeezed by rising need and shrinking fiscal space. How governments respond will either widen or narrow inequalities Read now Explainer 2026 Global Outlook: Reshaping work The future of work for today’s children will depend on AI readiness policies adopted now and on whether AI augments human capabilities or replaces them Read now Explainer 2026 Global Outlook: Growing up on a warming planet The green transition is diverging along two paths: One promising unprecedented progress, the other marked by political retreat and widening inequality Read now Explainer 2026 Global Outlook: Rethinking child protection The imperative to protect children during crises has never been more urgent, yet the very systems meant to shield them are fraying Read now Explainer Prospects for Children in 2026: A Global Outlook Overview Within the turbulence of this period of global uncertainty lies both opportunity and responsibility. Read now Explainer Trading their future How the climate-trade nexus impacts children Read now Explainer Exploring civic education How can children be better prepared to understand and engage with the complex social, civil and political issues of today? Read now Explainer Can AI help bridge the gap in inclusive education? Exploring AI-powered production of accessible digital textbooks in Uruguay Read now Explainer Why participation matters The evidence for involving children and youth in policy and decision-making Read now Explainer The world they deserve: Making trade work for children Understanding how international trade can best support children and families in the future Read now Explainer How can we achieve disability inclusion? Understanding the Social Model and the framing of the CRPD Read now Explainer How can generative AI better serve children’s rights? Looking to the general principles of the convention on the rights of the child Read now Load more items What Works Experts share 'what works' best for children Article 05 March 2025 What works to prevent female genital mutilation? What the evidence tells us Read now Article 12 June 2024 What works to eliminate child labour? What the evidence tells us about ensuring children are learning and not working Read now Article 10 October 2024 What works to prevent child marriage? What the evidence tells us Read now Article 01 October 2024 What works to reduce violence against children and women What the evidence tells us Read now Article 29 August 2024 What works for gender equality through social protection What the evidence tells us Read now Article 11 June 2024 What works to advance pre-primary education? What the evidence tells us about improving learning Read now Additional insights Article Seeing Tomorrow: Digital futures through children's eyes Across seven countries, children envision safer, kinder and more inclusive digital futures. Read now Article Skills for an AI World: Where we may be tomorrow Five insights from children about AI in the future Read now Article Lasting gains The power of implementation research to improve education in Egypt Read now Article Children’s recruitment and use in cyber-operations A child‑rights law analysis Read now Article Supporting access to and use of data for decision-making How the Data Must Speak research is contributing to capacity strengthening in Chad Read now Article Skills for an AI world: Where we stand today Artificial Intelligence (AI) has altered how young people learn, socialize and prepare for work. Here are four insights on how children engage with AI. Read now Article The evolving digital landscape and children's best interests Tracking child participation, policy changes and impact assessments Read now Article A new tool to change how the world imagines the future Creating the future child persona playbook Read now Article Digital money, real risks: Why financial education can't wai Insights from the United Kingdom Read now Article Loss and damage case studies Real-world insights into the economic and non-economic losses and damages affecting children’s development and well-being Read now Article When evidence speaks Ghana’s journey to close the research-to-practice gap in schools Read now Article AI can turn Africa's learning crisis into an opportunity AI promises much. But its deployment in African education requires careful consideration Read now Article What works in positive deviant schools Practices of successful schools that improve education outcomes Read now Article Putting children at the heart of care UNICEF Innocenti launches a global research initiative on family-based alternative care Read now Load more items Present Imperfect Podcast series taking stock of children's rights around the globe Listen now