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UNICEF Office of Research (UNICEF IRC )

Alternative name:

Former: UNICEF International Child Development Centre (UNICEF ICDC)

Contact data:

Piazza SS. Annunziata 12
50122 Florence
Italy
Tel: + 39 55 203 30
Fax: + 39 55 244 817
Email: florence@unicef.org
Website: www.unicef-irc.org

Year established:

1988 

No. Staff:

25

Main contact:

Patrizia Faustini (pfaustini@unicef.org)

Membership No:

1012

Affiliation:

UNICEF

Network Membership:

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Organisation aims and activities: UNICEF Office of Research
works to strengthen the capacity of UNICEF
and its cooperating institutions, to respond to
the evolving needs of children and to develop
a new global ethic for children. It promotes the
effective implementation of the Convention on
the Rights of the Child, in both developing and
industrialised countries.


Further details:

With its increasing recognition of the importance of a field-driven, action-oriented approach, the Centre informs UNICEF policy formulation, strengthens UNICEF’s role as advocate for children’s rights, enhances the organisation’s capacity to research and learn from its field experience, and supports programme development and capacity building.


Operational level: International


Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18


Organisation type: United Nations agency


Organisation mandate: Research child rights, Work in partnership with organisations


Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Family and alternative care, Justice, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Sexual exploitation and abuse


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Last updated 08/11/2012 15:29:24

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