This Early Childhood Resource Pack is designed to help programme planners and managers understand the basic elements of the best start in life for children and how to most effectively work together to achieve those goals. It combines advocacy arguments with experiences, exercises and information that can be used to develop skills and understand programming for young children in development and emergency situations.
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More information here: http://www.unicef.org/earlychildhood/index_42890.html
This document is part of the products of the UNV post-2015 project, which supported the positioning of volunteerism in the post-2015 process. Through the project, UNV enhanced the UN system-wide efforts to shape the new development agenda beyond 2015 while highlighting the specific contribution of volunteerism to sustainable development, in close coordination with global and national stakeholders.
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The document is available here: http://www.unv.org/fileadmin/docdb/pdf/2015/Resources/UNV_Q_A_on_SDG_2015_web.pdf
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The African Heads of States and governments proclaimed, 2015 as the Year of Women’s empowerment and development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063. It is to support the year that the African Union Commission (AUC) decided to develop the African Gender Scorecard. The aim of the scorecard is to measure national progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in seven core sectors (health, employment, the business sector, access to credit, access to land, women in politics and decision-making, education at secondary and tertiary levels). The scorecard also seeks to amplify the call for the collection, analysis, storage and dissemination of sex and gender disaggregated data to support gender analysis of policies and programmes within the framework of the on-going data revolution in Africa.
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The publication is available here: http://au.int/en/sites/default/files/documents/31260-doc-2015_auc_african_gender_scorecard_en.pdf
Worldwide, youth face myriad challenges in terms of access to equal opportunities to jobs and having a voice in decisions which affect their lives.In response to the worldwide phenomenon of young men and women calling for meaningful civic, economic, social and political participation, including in recent consultations on the post-2015 development agenda, UNDP’s Youth Strategy identifies development challenges and issues facing youth today, and more importantly offers forward-looking recommendations for strategic entry points and engagement of a broad range of partners, including young people themselves, in addressing youth empowerment issues around the world.
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The strategy is available here: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/democratic-governance/youthstrategy/
Around the world, young women and men are driving change and claiming respect for fundamental freedoms and rights; improved conditions for them and their communities; opportunities to learn, work and participate in decisions that affect them. At the same time, due to persistent crises, they are faced with acute challenges affecting important aspects of their lives. More than ever, it is now time to improve investment in research, policies and programmes to create an enabling and rights-based environment where youth prosper, exercise rights, regain hope and a sense of community, and engage as responsible social actors and innovators.
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The strategy is available here: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002271/227150e.pdf
As the lead UN agency for Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO has developed, within the framework of the COP21 the UNESCO GREEN CITIZENS, a project consisting of a multimedia platform and a travelling exhibition which aim to highlight the remarkable work of men and women who work every day to transmit best practices to future generations. The “UNESCO GREEN CITIZENS: Pathfinders for Change” exhibition showcases eight emblematic projects on education for sustainable development while the sharing platform allows educators from all around the world to share their best practices. More than 100 project holders have already shared their initiatives.
You can also share your initiatives here: http://en.unesco.org/greencitizens/your-stories
Every child has the right to health, education and protection, and every society has a stake in expanding children’s opportunities in life. Yet, around the world, millions of children are denied a fair chance for no reason other than the country, gender or circumstances into which they are born. The State of the World’s Children 2016 argues that progress for the most disadvantaged children is not only a moral, but also a strategic imperative. Stakeholders have a clear choice to make: invest in accelerated progress for the children being left behind, or face the consequences of a far more divided world by 2030. At the start of a new development agenda, the report concludes with a set of recommendations to help chart the course towards a more equitable world.
The report is available here: http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/UNICEF_SOWC_2016.pdf
Since the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, a fundamental change in paradigm has taken place in working with children, and this is the right for children to be consulted and to be heard on decisions concerning them. However, a meaningful participation of children is only possible if adults accept children as partners in issues that concern them. Making this a reality, and thus safeguarding the dignity of children, however, is a real challenge for adults; and the way adults deal with children reflects how society sees the future. Human rights and human rights education is a common learning process that concerns not only children, but adults as well.
The manual is available here: http://www.eycb.coe.int/compasito/default.htm
Human rights cannot be defended by legal texts only. They need to be protected and taken care of by everyone, young people included. This manual provides young people with opportunities to understand and speak human rights. It also provides youth leaders, teachers, educators, professionals and volunteers with concrete ideas to motivate engage and involve young people to take action for human rights in their own way, in their own community.
The manual is available here: http://www.eycb.coe.int/compass/en/contents.html
The role and place of non-state actors in the implementation of the Cotonou Agreement is clear. What is not clear; however, are the modalities and conditions to ensure their full and effective participation. The guide provides a comprehensive coverage of the relevant issues of interest to non-state actors and reflects the successful consultation process undertaken with a wide range of stakeholders from the six ACP regions and the European Commission. In particular, the guide also provides practical information and specific answers on the modalities for the enhanced engagement of non-state actors in ACP-EC cooperation.
The guide is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/sites/devco/files/methodology-the-cotonou-agreement-user-guide-for-non-state-actors-200311_en_2.pdf
