Page Social policy resources Reports, case studies, briefs, technical notes and more for researchers and practitioners < Back to Social Policy Publications Document Strategic note on UNICEF's work in urban settings Files available for download (1) Strategic note on UNICEF's work in urban settings (PDF, 6 MB) Document Subnational and local governance framework Files available for download (2) Subnational and local governance programming framework (PDF, 4 MB) Child-Friendly Cities Initiative Guidance Note (PDF, 9 MB) Document Budgets for climate, sustainability and social inclusion Files available for download (2) Full report (PDF, 10 MB) Synopsis (PDF, 1 MB) Report The violence prevention dividend Files available for download (1) English (PDF, 2 MB) Document UNICEF’s Commitment to Ending Child Poverty Files available for download (1) Child poverty glossy (PDF, 8 MB) Report Global Annual Results Report 2021: Goal area 5 Files available for download (1) Download file (PDF, 6 MB) Document Gender-Responsive “Cash Plus” Programming Files available for download (1) English (PDF, 2 MB) Document A guide to monetary poverty analysis Files available for download (1) English (PDF, 4 MB) Document Strengthening Resilience Through Risk Informed Decentralization and Local Governance Files available for download (1) English (PDF, 1 MB) Report Mapping Social Protection Intervention Pathways Files available for download (1) English (PDF, 3 MB) Document The UNICEF Public Finance Toolkit Files available for download (2) English (PDF, 3 MB) French (PDF, 11 MB) Report A review of the use of multidimensional poverty measures Files available for download (2) Full report (PDF, 12 MB) Executive Summary (PDF, 5 MB) Prev 1 1 2 3 Next Learn more about social policy Blog post Ending child poverty is a policy choice Netflix’s hit show "Maid" is the reality for hundreds of millions of children and their families around the world Read the story Press release 01 April 2021 Pre-pandemic data show 1 in 8 countries spends more on debt than on education, health and social protection combined – UNICEF Visit the page Press release 01 December 2020 The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, the ILO and UNICEF join forces to expand social protection for all through sustainable financing Visit the page Press release 19 October 2020 1 in 6 children lives in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF analysis shows Visit the page