Examining the impact of inequity oN children in cities

“Over half the world’s population—including more than a billion children—now live in cities and towns," said Professor Alberto Minujin, founder and executive director of Equity for Children. "The connection between urbanization and poverty has led to local governments’ enacting public policies aimed to eliminate inequities. Child rights, though, are still frequently absent from the dialogue.”

He added: “The conference will address poverty and inequality measures that generate evidence about public policy impact, which will, in turn, help us identify further steps to improve childhood quality of life.”

The event will be hosted in two parts:

• “Addressing Urban Inequities in Childhood—A Conceptual Framework and Practical Actions," an open forum featuring presenters from practitioner agencies, research institutions, foundations and NGO's on Thursday, April 28, 4:30-8 p.m. at The New School's University Center, Hoerle Lecture Hall (Room 105), 63 Fifth Avenue. Registration is available on the event website. The event will also be viewable via The New School's Livestream page. A complete conference agenda can be found on the Equity for Children website.

• "Workshop: Advancing the Agenda of Children—Facing Urban Inequities" a closed, by-invitation-only session with high-level, topical discussion addressing child inequities through the lens of practical, current projects, on Friday, April 29, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, Orozco Room, 66 West 12th St. The event will also be viewable via The New School's Livestream page.

• Cómo Vamos Mariana Alegre, Director (Lima) and Monica Villegas, Director (Bogota)

• UNICEF David Anthony, Chief, Policy Advocacy Unit, Data, Research, and Policy

• New York City Children’s Cabinet Benita Miller, Executive Director

• Inter-American Development Bank Florencia Lopez Boo, Senior Social Protection Economist

• Bernard van Leer Foundation Leonardo Yanez, Program Officer, Latin America

• Equity for Children Alberto Minujin, Founder and Executive Director

The event is being held in partnership with the Center for New York City Affairs and with support from Fundación Corona, the Bernard Van Leer Foundation, the Global Urban Futures Project at The New School and the Milano School of International Affairs Management and Urban Policy. Additional organizations participating in panels during the conference include: ChildFund Alliance, Children’s Environmental Research Group (CERG) at the City University of New York, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) at the University of Bergen, Norway, Global Urban Futures at The New School, ReadNYC/East Side House Settlement, Save the Children, and the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Equity for Children is a nonprofit organization building effective solutions that guarantee the wellbeing and the rights of children and adolescents. It translates academic knowledge into useful tools for those who work in the defense and promotion of children and youth rights: students, professionals, academicians, government and non-profit organizations, political decision makers and media, among other target audiences. Equity for Children is part of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School in New York, NY.

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