The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in FlorenceThe UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) in Florence, Italy, was established in 1988 to strengthen the capacity of UNICEF and its cooperating institutions to respond to the evolving needs of children and to develop a new global ethic for children. It promotes the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in both developing and industrialized countries, thereby reaffirming the universality of children’s rights and of UNICEF’s mandate. |
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Undertaking research for children's rights
Know more about the UNICEF IRC research programme for 2006-2008
Handling information for children's rights
The UNICEF IRC tools to share key information on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Knowledge brokering and communicating research for children's rights
A presentation of one of the key activities carried out by UNICEF IRC
Publications for children's rights
A presentation of publishing activities at UNICEF IRC
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Innocenti Advisory Committee meeting 2008
7 July 2008The annual Innocenti Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting is taking place in Florence today at the presence of UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Saad Houry.
This morning, before officially opening the IAC meeting, Saad Houry, together with Marta Santos Pais, Director of IRC, met with the President of the Tuscany Region, Claudio Martini, to discuss some specific issues related to the renewal of the Agreement between the Tuscany Region and IRC, including the translation into Italian of some strategic publication prepared by IRC, as well as the preparation of international events to promote the rights the child.
