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Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies Proceedings of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; UNICEF; and the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) (2016) / Chapter Skim
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... t s Over the course of the 3-day workshop, researchers, policy makers, program practitioners, funders, youth, and other experts came together to understand the effects of conflict and violence on children, women, and youth across areas of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other domains. In her introductory remarks, Pia Rebello Britto, Global Chief and Senior Advisor for Early Child Development at UNICEF, stated that early childhood development and peace are often two points on a pathway that are not easily connected.
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... This is the first occasion where the Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally has engaged youth, inspired by the Crown BOX 1-1 Introduction to the Workshop The workshop opened with a special session under the patronage of Her M ­ ajesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan introducing one of the workshop's main themes of bridging investments in young children with peaceful societies. Robert Jenkins, Jordan UNICEF Representative, remarked on the expansion of early childhood development programming throughout Jordan.
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... 4.  Explore potentially effective models that employ tools such as intercultural and interreligious dialogue and conflict resolution to leverage the period of early childhood for peacebuilding efforts in regions experiencing conflict.
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... The iYCG Forum's main objectives are to explore the importance of an integrated science of healthy child development through age 8; share examples of models of program implementation at scale and financing across social protection, education, health, and nutrition; promote global dialogue on investing in young children; and catalyze opportunities for intersectorial coordination at local, national, and global levels. The iYCG Forum aims to identify and communicate best practices in the translation of science and evidence into programs and policies that improve the lives and poten tial of young children around the world.
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