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The material and non-material needs of children have been drowned out by other priorities during this pandemic
COVID-19 has undone much of the progress made by the LAC countries in its education sector
Adequate policy interventions need to be put in place to undo the inimical impact of the pandemic on children’s psychosocial development
As Punjab prepares for assembly elections, its economy is declining and ill-health plaguing people of all ages.
The incidence of online child sexual abuse and exploitation (OCSAE) has spiked worldwide since the pandemic began. India is responding to the menace i
There is scope to do more for the vital constituencies of women and children
Since children are less susceptible to complications from COVID-19 the vaccination in this age group poses a few dilemmas.
India is ranked third only to Bangladesh and Pakistan for worst air quality. PM 2.5 concentration in India is 5.2 times above the WHO annual air quality guideline.
There is an urgent need to strengthen routine immunisation to prevent the risk of vaccine-preventable disease in children, according to Lancet.
Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in India is enshrined in the Constitution and mandated under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009. Yet, its implementation remains tentative for many reasons, primary of which is the absence of a clear government guideline regarding which Ministry is tasked with policymaking and implementation. This brief attempts to offer an answer for the government. It examines
A balance between work and play needs to be established to ensure that ample playtime is accorded for the holistic development of a child
India’s development trajectory is critically linked to the investments in social infrastructure, thus, liberalisation of private education will allo
The pandemic has exacerbated the income and digital divide in Brazil, particularly amongst the children and youth demographic
As part of this year’s Poshan Maah, a plethora of activities have been initiated at the district levels to address malnutrition amongst women and ch
This brief examines the education crisis that has affected close to 250 million children in India due to school closures implemented as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It underlines that the switch to remote learning has created a “regression in learning” that, while cutting across the entire socio-economic spectrum, has disproportionately affected the poor, and among them, the girls. This pandemic-induced education divide and learning l
As the government flip flops between opening and closing schools, children are suffering from the confusion in policy directives
The phenomenon of street children has a long history and yet has not received the policy attention it deserves
This brief collects and analyses current evidence in India regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of children (5-9 years) and adolescents (10-19). Using the ‘snowball retrieval’ strategy, the authors identified peer-reviewed studies, reports and government articles published between January 2020 and February 2021 that were relevant to the research question. The brief finds that not only are children and adolescent
Children in Georgia have so far remained protected from the direct consequences of the pandemic, but the indirect impact is yet to be fully assessed
The Seychelles has taken proactive legislative steps to ensure that the pandemic’s impact on children is reduced
South Asia has had dismal indicators for the development of children, the pandemic has only exacerbated these problems while negating most progress ma
Timely nutritional interventions of breastfeeding, age-appropriate complementary feeding, full immunisation and Vitamin A supplementation have proven effective in improving outcomes in children.
Let first one thousand days of life get a chance to unleash the potential of the child to live a life with dignity.
महामारी शुरू होने के बाद से ही दुनिया भर में ऑनलाइन बाल यौ
हमें हर हाल में उन कार्यक्रमों में निवेश जारी रखना चाहिए जिनका उद्देश्य पोषण बढ़ाने के लिए सामाजिक सुरक्षा, आरंभिक बाल विकास, शिक्षा और जल एवं स्वच्छता हो
हमें हर हाल में उन कार्यक्रमों में निवेश जारी रखना चाहिए �
Increasing public spending on early childhood care and education and empowering India’s Anganwadis is important to ensure that quality early educati
An ORF Mumbai-SPGRC workshop has decided to launch a city-wide, age-appropriate awareness campaign to curb rising gender-related crimes in Greater Mumbai municipal corporation schools. It would try to sensitise children about sexual harassment and other gender-related crimes.
Both Africa and India continue to have the highest percentage of under-five children who are undernourished.
Children are not at the centre of city development as policies are planned for adults. It is time we start building a child policy for India.
While the NCRB data on crimes in India is the most comprehensive set of data, it suffers from some data deficits that need to be addressed
Across the globe, more than 730 million women report ever having experienced some form of gender-based violence; those in low- and lower-middle-income countries are disproportionately affected. In the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the incidence of violence suffered by women in the hands of their intimate partners, owing to heightened stresses of loss of livelihood, disruption of social and protective networks, a
