There's no such thing as a free lunch. World Health Organization (WHO)'s model policy shows how sponsorship from formula milk companies can undermine clinicians' primary commitment to patient care, and how professional associations can eliminate these conflicts of interest iris.who.int/handle/10665/3…

Our leaders must be brave in their decision-making, put young children at the centre of policymaking and position our investment in young children as an investment in reducing poverty and inequality. - Professor @markskeptic, co-author of #ChildGauge2024 dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…

High-level political leadership is 🔑 to address this complex challenge & drive intersectoral collabs, writes our Child Gauge editor lori lake. Interventions must include income support for pregnant women to up maternal nutrition & reduce low birth weight #WorldFoodDay2024

🗞️ #PressStatement | "Children as young as three years old were forcefully removed from their homes... separated from their families for a week." SA Police Service 🇿🇦, HomeAffairsSA 🇿🇦, how is this justified? 🔎 Find out what happened & how we won in court: shorturl.at/WK7LX

📣 16 organisations unite against education budget cuts! ✊🏿💰 🗞️✍️🏿Our 'State of Education' newspaper features a joint open letter to National Treasury RSA signed by the EELC, Equal Education, SECTION27, Budget Justice Coalition SA, Centre for Child Law and Children's Institute, University of Cape Town. #StateOfEducation #FundOurFuture

I’m deeply alarmed by the spiralling violence against children & families in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State. Reports of mass killings, sexual violence & destruction of homes & livelihoods are appalling. UNICEF calls for an immediate end to the violence.👇 unicef.org/press-releases…

National Treasury Outcomes for Early Childhood Development following #MTBPS2024. 🪁🧸💰

Our researcher Malibongwe Gwele recently presented his work at the annual UCT Paeds & Child Health research days. He’s part of a multicountry team on the Safe, Inclusive, Participative Pedagogy project, improving early learning in vulnerable contexts. More: bit.ly/3NRYi22

On National Children's Day, we launched the 2024 Child Poverty Report, in partnership with @DeloitteAfrica, revealing the profound impact of child poverty in🇿🇦. Dive into the insights and join us in the fight to #EndChildPoverty. Download it here: bit.ly/4hy5ZYG

We’re hiring | Research Officer We're a research unit of UCT, proactively addressing challenges facing children in South Africa through interdisciplinary and child-centred research, advocacy and education. View advert and apply: uct.ac.za/sites/default/… Closing date: 05 Jan 2025

With expertise in areas including public health; law; and government planning, monitoring and evaluation; our Advisory Board members recently gathered to share perspectives on our interdisciplinary research, advocacy and education strategies as we work to advance #ChildrensRights

We're part of an international research partnership of children, youths, researchers, unis, NGOs & govts to advance child rights. To mark #WorldChildrensDay join our virtual events. Topics include participatory methodologies & decolonial approaches. More: bit.ly/3Z6qx3n

A world in which children are valued, nurtured and protected. A world in which children’s rights are realised. A world in which children can participate, develop and thrive throughout their lives. Tomorrow on #WorldChildrensDay, we mark the creating of this world.

Message from Ann Skelton, Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child #UNCRC on World Children’s Day 2024

On 2024's World Children's Day, ILCHR Co-Director @markskeptic and James Radner call for urgent investment in children as a moral imperative, not because of their future "human capital potential" in this The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Comment thelancet.com/journals/lanch…