The purpose of this brief is to: (1) demonstrate the societal risks that result when early childhood development (ECD) services are lacking and (2) show how ECD services contribute to sustaining peace through increasing social cohesion, equality and economic productivity.

El propósito de este informe es: (1) demostrar los riesgos sociales que causa la falta de los servicios de desarrollo de la primera infancia y (2) evidenciar cómo los servicios de desarrollo de la primera infancia contribuyen a la paz sostenible a través de incrementar la cohesión social, la igualdad y la productividad económica.

La présente note a pour objet : (1) d’identifier les risques auxquels les sociétés sont confrontées quand les services de développement de la petite enfance (DPE) font défaut et (2) de montrer comment les services de DPE, en renforçant la cohésion sociale et en améliorant l’égalité et la productivité économique contribuent au maintien de la paix.

This manual provides guidance on how to assess need, design, and implement Early Childhood Development in Emergencies (ECDiE), supporting each of the four core components of a response: early learning and stimulating environments, positive child-caregiver interaction, protective environments, and holistic child wellbeing.

UNICEF ECD Programme Guidance provides a framework for articulating a vision, corresponding goals and indicators linked to the commitments made for ECD within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Strategic Plan (SP) (2018-2021)

In this compendium, eight experts in adolescent neuroscience and development summarize scientific and programmatic evidence from their work, offering an insight into how to maximize the potential of adolescents during this period of opportunity, but also vulnerability.

This toolkit has been produced to support people and agencies working in crisis situations so they are better able to understand and support children’s everyday play. The toolkit aims to support everyday, community-based play opportunities for children in crisis situations.

This Theirworld report looks at the urgent need for Safe Spaces in emergencies – places where babies, young children and their caregivers can get support to counter the negative impacts of crisis situations on children’s growth and development. The report warns the international community is neglecting millions of vulnerable babies and young children affected by conflicts and disasters.

This technical note supports nutrition and health colleagues own early childhood development sensitive approaches as integral to nutrition and health activities in emergencies.

The purpose of this note is to support child protection in emergencies personnel to programme appropriately for 0 to 8-year-old children.