Project sites
UNICEF IRC has developed a number of project sites related to some of the major research projects carried out at the Centre. These sites represent a key communication tool to disseminate data, findings, results and publications produced by the projects and are an integral part of the on-line knowledge and information resources developed and managed by the Innocenti Centre.For more information on our projects see our Research section.
Child Friendly Cities
www.childfriendlycities.org
This website provides a powerful tool for the exchange of information, data and networking among Child Friendly Cities (CFC) partners and others interested in the situation of the urban child. It includes information about the activities, objectives and work of the Child Friendly Cities Secretariat, the global Child Friendly Cities Initiative, links to CFC partners, information on urban issues and examples of best practice from Child Friendly Cities across the world. The website will include the Child Friendly Cities database (currently under construction) with information on specific action, programme partners, publications, research, events, social mobilization and participation on the issue of child friendly cities.
Child trafficking research project
www.childtrafficking.org
This site looks at one of the worst violations of the rights of children in the world: child trafficking. It provides an on-line source of information on child trafficking in various countries, including the legal framework, the main policy approaches and current programming responses. It aims to be a meeting point for all actors concerned with the welfare of children and the struggle to end their exploitation.
It is also intended to enhance inter-agency collaboration and information exchange by hosting on-line publications and bibliographies from other relevant organizations.
Understanding Children's Work
www.ucw-project.org
The Inter-Agency Research Cooperation Project: Developing New Strategies for Understanding Children's Work and Its Impact has launched its website of data on child labour. The aim of the site is to provide a comprehensive overview of existing data on child labour and to make these data accessible beyond the three agencies that support the initiative: the International Labour Office, UNICEF and the World Bank.
The research project has built up a set of databases on child labour issues including a comprehensive database of surveys that collect information on child labour. The project has also developed and posted statistical indicators for about thirty countries on its site. The indicators chart various dimensions of child labour and relate them to income, gender, health condition and education.
A selective bibliography on child labour issues has been compiled and will be regularly updated.
Website of the European Network for the Research Agenda on Children in Armed Conflict
www.childreninarmedconflict.org
The European Network for the Research Agenda on Children in Armed Conflict is an output of the international research seminar, "Filling the Knowledge Gaps: a Research Agenda on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children", convened in Florence between 2 to 4 July 2001. The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre acts as a catalyst of this Network to which the Istituto degli Innocenti, also in Florence, is associated. The European Network facilitates, contributes to, documents and disseminates multi-disciplinary research activities on children and armed conflict under way at Europe-based research institutions. This website serves as a databse of relevant research activities and seeks to facilitate the identification of areas where research has focused, as well as the knowledge gaps and potential areas for enhanced collaborative research.
In December 2002, a number of research institutes in Europe were invited to participate in the Network by completing detailed questionnaires regarding on-going relevant research activities. The on-line questionnaire, accessible through the website, is password protected. For information regarding participation in the Network, please contact: florence@unicef.org
