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EUI and UNICEF forge strategic partnership to advance children's rights

The European University Institute (EUI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight in Florence to raise awareness on children's rights and well-being through research and policy dialogue.

18 December 2023 | Partnership

UNICEF Partnership

With a duration of three years, the MoU between the EUI and UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight focuses on consolidating joint efforts in the areas of research, policy dialogue, events, executive education, and training.

The key areas of this collaboration consist in the advancement of research and policy dialogue, sharing of knowledge, and raising of awareness on children's rights and related public policies, including migration, education, and healthcare. The MoU also seeks to contribute to the international agenda on children's rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through the advancement of research, training, and debates. Further activities within the framework of this cooperation focus on research projects, dissemination of events, executive education courses, and curricular internships for master students at the Florence School of Transnational Governance.

The collaboration between the EUI and UNICEF exemplifies a commitment to leveraging academic and research expertise to advance societal goals that resonate with the principles outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This partnership signifies a dynamic step forward, poised to make a lasting impact on the research and policy dialogue surrounding children's rights and protection.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in some of the world's most difficult places to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. Spanning over 190 countries and territories, it works for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone.

UNICEF Innocenti–Global Office of Research and Foresight tackles the questions of greatest importance for children, both current and emerging. It drives change through research and foresight on a wide range of children's rights issues, sparking global discourse and actively engaging youth in its work.

For further information on this partnership, contact the EUI External Relations office.

Last update: 18 December 2023

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