Social Policy

	Equity for Children Successfully hosts Colloquium on Politics of Security and Human Rights The Colóquio Políticas de Segurança e Direitos Humanos: Enfocando a primeira infância, infância e adolescência (Colloquium on Politics of Security and Human Rights: Focusing on Early Childhood and Adolescence) took... read more Posted on 10-01-2011

	Joint Statement on Advancing Child Sensitive Social Protection DFID, HelpAge International, Hope & Homes for Children, Institute of Development Studies, International Labour Organization, Overseas Development Institute, Save the Children UK, UNDP, UNICEF and the World Bank About the joint... read more Posted on 04-18-2011

	UNICEF/ERF launch free e-course on Social and Economic Policies UNICEF and the Economic Research Foundation (ERF) invite you to participate in a new e-learning programme focusing on socio-economic policies for child rights with equity. This free, self-paced online course... read more Posted on 04-18-2011

	Does Money Matter? The Effects of Cash Transfers on Child Health and Development in Rural Ecuador Abstract: This paper examines how a government-run cash transfer program targeted to poor mothers in rural Ecuador influenced the health and development of their children. This program is of particular interest... read more Posted on 04-18-2011

	Brief note on Inequality and Education adjusted Human Development Index - Human Development Report 2010 The Human Development Index (HDI) is a pioneering measure that looks for capturing the countries situation in terms of their human development beyond income. The Human Development Report 2010 includes a... read more Posted on 04-18-2011

	Harry Jones: Equity in Development - Why is it important and how to achieve it There is growing recognition that equity is important for development. Although issues of equity and inequality had been debated for some time, 2006 saw three major development reports focus on... read more Posted on 03-15-2011

	IDS Bulletin: Taking the MDGs Beyond 2015: Hasten Slowly Abstract: The authors advise to hasten slowly in defining the successor framework to the MDGs. The review of progress in 2010 should not be intermingled with the intergovernmental discussions about the... read more Posted on 02-14-2011

	Policies for Reducing Income Inequality: Latin America During the Last Decade Introduction From the mid-to-late 1990s, Latin America witnessed profound economic, political and distributive changes. During the 1990s, the region experienced slow growth followed by the 'lost half-decade' of 1998-2002. However, from... read more Posted on 02-13-2011

	ECLAC Report: Time for Equality: Closing Gaps, Opening Trails "The analysis presented in this document wholly adheres to the idea that social equality and the kind of economic dynamism that transform production patterns are not at odds with each... read more Posted on 12-18-2010

	UNICEF Report: Progress for Children: Achieving the MDG's with Equity In 2000, world leaders adopted the UN Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to make the world a more equitable place and setting out a series of time-bound targets that have... read more Posted on 12-18-2010

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Challenges in Social Policy
Many national and international policies are oriented to tackle child deprivation and poverty issues. This is to ensure children’s development and protection. However, it is seldom that these policies have high enough priority on the policy agenda or are often...