11 February is Safer Internet Day (SID), the World Day for Internet Safety established by the European Commission to make young people think not only about the conscious use of the web but also about the active and responsible role of each individual in making the Internet a positive and safe place. The slogan that has long accompanied it, ...

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which falls on 6 February, aims to spread greater awareness about this human-rights abusive practice affecting millions of girls, young women and women around the world, with very serious consequences on their physical and psychological health. The theme of the 2025 edition of the...

Advocacy per i diritti dell’infanzia e dell’adolescenza (Advocacy for the Rights of Children and Adolescents) is the title of the new Officine Unicef "Special Edition" cycle. It is a programme of seven online training events that kicked off on 31 January and will continue until 11 July 2025. The special edition of the new cycle that began on 31...

In 2024, at least 242 million students in 85 countries experienced educational disruptions because of extreme weather events, including heat waves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods and droughts. “Learning interrupted: Global snapshot of climate-related school disruptions in 2024” is a Unicef study that examines climate-related hazards that...

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls today, 27 January, all countries around the world are promoting initiatives to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to invite reflection and remembrance. In Italy, the anniversary was established by Law no. 211/2000, in order not to forget the extermination and persecution of Jewish people...

“2025 Global Outlook. Prospects for Children: Building Resilient Systems for Children's Futures”, the new Unicef report, is online. The publication assesses the risks that children may face in the New Year and suggests some strategies to limit potential damage. “The world” - reads the Unicef website - “is facing a new and intensifying era of...

The Italian Ministry of Education and Merit and the Ministry of the Interior have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to promote initiatives in schools aimed at disseminating the values of legality and respect for rules, civil participation, and sharing the principles contained in the Italian Constitution. The initiatives mentioned in the...

“Così lontani, così vicini. Gli atteggiamenti di adolescenti e giovani nei confronti dei loro pari con background migratorio in Italia” (So Far, So Close. The Attitudes of Adolescents and Young People Towards Their Peers with a Migrant Background in Italy) is the title of the new report compiled by Lattanzio Kibs and Ipsos in collaboration with...

Once they reach adulthood, unaccompanied foreign minors face bureaucratic obstacles and difficulties in entering the job market and securing housing. The new edition of Save the Children's report “Hidden in Plain Sight” focuses on the delicate phase of reaching the age of 18, and the transition to adulthood of unaccompanied foreign minors,...

Today, children and young people find themselves growing up in a country marked by significant local inequalities, which now affect all regions. The new Crc Group report “I diritti dell’infanzia e dell’adolescenza in Italia.I dati regione per regione” (The Rights of Childhood and Adolescence in Italy. Regional Data) confirms the deep regional...

Despite the significant progress made worldwide in ensuring legal identity, today 150 million children under the age of 5 (approximately 2 out of 10) remain invisible because they are not registered at birth. The new Unicef Report “The Right Start in Life: Global levels and trends in birth registration. 2024 update” was released on 11 December 2024 and...

The aim of the Manifesto delle Nuove Generazioni Italiane 2025 (2025 Manifesto of the New Italian Generations), which will be presented on 13 December in Rome, is to be a reference tool to promote social inclusion and raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities of young people with a migration background. The document was...