The Convention on the Rights of the Child, a global commitment to protect and promote children's healthy development and fulfillment of their potential, was adopted 35 years ago. On this World Children’s Day, during the event Challenging Inequalities: How to Close Gaps in Early Childhood Development, we asked ourselves: Have we lived up to this commitment? What challenges do … [Read more...] about Closing Gaps in Early Childhood Development: A Renewed Commitment
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Climate change and its impact on young children: there’s no time to lose
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child recently adopted General Comment 26 on children’s right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. This comment emphasizes how climate change and environmental degradation jeopardize the rights of children in general. It calls for urgent action to protect those who are most vulnerable. What is climate change and … [Read more...] about Climate change and its impact on young children: there’s no time to lose
10 Postcards of a Long Journey in Building the Regional Agenda for Early Childhood Development (Part II)
In the first part of this overview of the Bank supported operations for the design, implementation and evaluation of early childhood services, we explored 5 standout experiences from the numerous efforts that our team have made to improve early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We now complete this collection with 5 more outstanding cases. Building … [Read more...] about 10 Postcards of a Long Journey in Building the Regional Agenda for Early Childhood Development (Part II)
10 Postcards of a Long Journey in Building the Regional Agenda for Early Childhood Development
For over a decade, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been generating evidence and promoting best practices for the design, implementation and evaluation of early childhood services. Alongside the knowledge that the IDB produced through numerous studies and evaluations, its lending and technical assistance operations have contributed to strengthening the regional … [Read more...] about 10 Postcards of a Long Journey in Building the Regional Agenda for Early Childhood Development
Can cash transfers boost child development?
We’ve talked before about how poverty negatively impacts both early child development and brain development. Young children are shaped by the stimulation they receive, as well as the words they hear and the significant relationships they have. However, these factors vary considerably from one socioeconomic level to another. To bolster child development, we have to bring down … [Read more...] about Can cash transfers boost child development?