UNICEF Innocenti Podcasts

UNICEF Innocenti
UNICEF Innocenti Podcasts

We are @UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight. We generate knowledge, drive change and find answers #ForEveryChild.

  1. Present Imperfect Episode 2: Professor Cecile Aptel on Children and Justice

    FEB 13

    Present Imperfect Episode 2: Professor Cecile Aptel on Children and Justice

    UNICEF Innocenti presents Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come, 35 years after the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. In this episode Professor Cecile Aptel, Deputy Director at UNICEF Innocenti with several years of experience at Fletcher and Harvard Universities, will guide us through the complex interaction between children and the law. Children interact with justice systems for many reasons because they have violated laws, because they are victims or survivors or witnesses or are interested party in the criminal proceedings. Children need the protection of the law and interventions of the justice systems to provide them with the protection and guarantee their rights. Cecile will explain why children need access to justice and what is meant when referring broadly to justice for children, as well as the differences between juvenile justice and more broadly, justice for children. She will also guide us through the Convention on the Rights of the Child overarching principles for justice, including crime prevention, diversion or exclusion from criminal process, rehabilitation rather than punishing children, minimum age of criminal responsibility, gender differences in delinquent behavior and pathways to justice. Cecile also talks of children involved in atrocities such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, either as victims or perpetrators.

    51 min
  2. Present Imperfect Episode 6: Josiah Kaplan on the rights of children on the move

    11/14/2024

    Present Imperfect Episode 6: Josiah Kaplan on the rights of children on the move

    UNICEF Innocenti presents Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come, 35 years after the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, or CRC, by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. According to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, 281 million people lived outside their country of origin in 2020, representing about 3.6% of the world's population. Freedom of movement is a human right, recognized under article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and there's no internationally agreed definition of migrants. It varies by context and purpose. In 2020, 36 million out of 281 international migrants, were children. Children on the move include refugees, internally displaced persons, children who migrate alone or with their families in the hope of a better life, or children who are forced by social, cultural, economic, and natural factors. In Episode 6 Josiah Kaplan, child protection specialist at UNICEF Innocenti and an expert in international aids and child protection, will guide us to understand the complex phenomenon of children who migrate: who they are, why they decide to move, the routes and the challenges they encounter during the journey, as well as the major violation of their rights in the countries of origin, transit, and destination, including exposure to violence, exploitation and abuse, including trafficking. Children on the move are not a homogeneous group, but a child is a child first, regardless of their migratory status or what a state determines to be their legal status because of migration and, as such, they are fully entitled to their rights as children. Josiah reflects also on the main drivers for children on the move and points out to the global mega-trends which shape childhood today, including climate change, urbanization, conflict or technological integration. He also underlines the fact most migration is not international, rather from a rural community to a larger urban center in one's own country. He also talks about the decision-making process and the role of families, communities, and peers, as well as on some successful strategies or programs implemented to protect children on the move and on what governments should do to protect migrant and refugee children. Reports and resources mentioned in this episode: • UNICEF Innocenti migration and displacement page: https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/projects/children-migration-and-displacement • IDAC: https://data.unicef.org/resources/international-data-alliance-for-children-on-the-move/

    55 min
  3. Episode 5: Alessandra Guedes & Shanaaz Mathews on violence against children & violence against women

    10/23/2024

    Episode 5: Alessandra Guedes & Shanaaz Mathews on violence against children & violence against women

    UNICEF Innocenti presents Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come, 35 years after the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. Violence against women is one of the most pervasive and widespread violation of human rights in the world. One third of women globally experience physical and or sexual intimate partner violence at least once in their lifetime Several international human rights standards assert the violence against women as a form of discrimination and a violation of women's fundamental rights and freedoms. It is the result of structural, deep-rooted discrimination that States are requested to prevent for protecting women from violence, to punish perpetrators of violent acts, and to support victims of violence. Ending all forms of discrimination and all forms of violence are targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, figures on the prevalence of gender-based violence against women are alarming In this episode Dr. Alessandra Guedes and professor Shanaaz Mathews discuss intersections between violence against children and violence against women. Research shows that they intersect in multiple ways globally, particularly on two common forms of violence that children and women experience: violent discipline by parents and caregivers, and intimate partner violence against women. Preventing violence against children and women requires tackling their social and behavioural determinants, including gender norms that devalue women and girls, reinforce male dominance and aggression, and create hierarchies of power. Evidence shows that men who support gender inequality are more likely to use violence against children and violence against women. Parents who justify intimate partner violence are more likely to violently discipline their children. Starting from their own experiences as researchers and practitioners, Alessandra and Shanaaz discuss risk factors and drivers for violent discipline and intimate partner violence; the impact of different forms of violence on women and children; review cases and talk about scalable solutions to prevent violence, including working with adolescent boys and girls on gendered forms of violence; investing in programming that focuses on shifting masculinities.

    1h 4m
  4. The GRASSP Podcast - Exploring the Gender Equality Outcomes of Social Protection Programmes

    10/15/2024

    The GRASSP Podcast - Exploring the Gender Equality Outcomes of Social Protection Programmes

    Episode 3 of the GRASSP podcast explores social protection case studies from Angola, Burkina Faso, Mali and Tanzania. Discover how how social protection interventions can be adapted to focus on women and girls, and their specific needs.

    47 min
  5. Present Imperfect: Episode 4 - Gavin Wood on The Rights of Children With Disabilities

    09/26/2024

    Present Imperfect: Episode 4 - Gavin Wood on The Rights of Children With Disabilities

    UNICEF Innocenti presents Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come, 35 years after the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. Globally nearly 240 million children live with disabilities, and the vast majority in low- and middle-income countries. Two international Conventions, namely the Convention on the rights of the child, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, adopted in 2006, recognize the human rights and fundamental freedoms of children with disabilities. Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and excluded groups. Social challenges such as poverty, conflicts, and the weakness of the socio-political systems amplify exclusion and discrimination, worsening the situation of children with disabilities. In this episode Dr. Gavin Wood discusses the rights of children with disabilities and their inclusion. The experiences of children with disabilities are shaped by many aspects of their identity, such as gender, ethnicity and sometimes they experience multiple forms of discrimination. Inclusive policies are those that consider the voices, needs and priorities of children with disabilities in designing how to implement resources across all sectors, from health to education to family to schools, and are critical to fulfil their rights and enable them to participate fully in society. Gavin discusses the critical role of research in informing policy and practice, evaluating effectiveness, raising awareness and advocacy, identifying gaps and innovations, and providing global comparisons and benchmark. His research work at UNICEF Innocenti includes early identification and intervention for children with disabilities looking at cost effective; scalable inclusion education models for low resource settings that promote enrolment; retention and learning and development; preventing and protecting children with disabilities from all forms of violence and abuse; social protection interventions to support families with disability related expenses to access appropriate and affordable assistive devices and care.

    40 min
  6. Present Imperfect Episode 3: Camila Teixeira on the right to peaceful protest

    08/14/2024

    Present Imperfect Episode 3: Camila Teixeira on the right to peaceful protest

    UNICEF Innocenti presents Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come, 35 years after the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. Protesting peacefully is a human right under article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 15 of the UN Convention on the rights of the child confirms the right to freedom of peaceful assembly for all children interconnected with Article 12 the right to be heard, and Article 13 the right to freedom of expression and association. In Episode 3 of the Present Imperfect podcast series Dr. Camila Teixeira, a social movements and child rights expert with more than 20 years of experience with the United Nations development agencies and other international organizations, talks about children's civil and political rights with a focus on the right to peaceful assembly. , In her report titled Youth Protest and the crisis, Camila discusses the role that young people are playing in this latest wave of protests in the context of a polycrisis affecting the world, including the climate crisis, the cost-of-living crisis, conflict and this backlash against democracy, as well as the innovation and creativity they injected into peaceful protests through the use of technology and social media. Camila talks about the disillusionment of young people towards democracy, as well as lowering the voting age to 16 or 17 as a mean of expanding engagement in politics and faith in democracy. Overall, young people are legitimate political actors who must be supported in expressing their views and organizing nonviolent assemblies, including when they express political views, which we may not agree with. Reports and resources mentioned in this episode: • Youth, Protests and the Polycrisis report https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/reports/youth-protests-and-polycrisis • Explainer – Should Children Vote? Understanding the debate https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/should-children-vote • Free and safe to protest – report on policing assemblies involving children https://www.unicef.org/reports/free-and-safe-protest • Podcast with UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellows Nahjae Nunes and Abril Perazzini on Democracy and Youth - https://soundcloud.com/unicef-innocenti/democracy-and-youth   This episode was recorded on 5th July 2024. For a full transcript of this episode, please visit this link: https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/present-imperfect

    1h 2m
  7. Present Imperfect Episode 1: Professor Ann Skelton on The Committee on the Rights of the Child

    06/20/2024

    Present Imperfect Episode 1: Professor Ann Skelton on The Committee on the Rights of the Child

    UNICEF Innocenti presents Present Imperfect, a podcast series exploring the evolution of child rights over the past three decades - and the decades to come, 35 years after the approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or CRC by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. In this episode, Ann Skelton, Professor of Law at Leiden University and Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, discusses results and main challenges for the treaty body in turning child rights principles into action and results for children. Professor Skelton takes us through a fascinating journey into systemic constraints and bold actions of the CRC monitoring body and discusses interesting cases on a range of subjects, including on the implementation of the Third Optional Protocol ratified by 50 states. Listen to Ann Skelton about state party compliance with the Convention on the rights of the child, good practices, General comment number 26 on child rights and the environment, General Comment number 5 on implementation measures, legislation, law reform, child rights policies impact assessments, Sustainable Development Goals, child rights in war torn countries, the role of UNICEF and other UN agencies, the role of the civil society... and much more.

    45 min
  8. Democracy and youth

    06/18/2024

    Democracy and youth

    In the first of a new series of podcasts, Camila Teixeira of UNICEF Innocenti speaks with Nahjae Nunes and Abril Perazzini, both UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellows, on the future of democracy - as seen through the eyes and experience of young people.

    49 min
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