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The Road to the SDGs: A discussion with students Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Animated video to help children learn about important concepts for people and planet as covered in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
Quality Education: Why It Matters Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Education is the key that will allow many other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved. When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty. Education therefore helps to reduce inequalities and to reach gender equality. It also empowers people everywhere to live more healthy and sustainable lives. Education is also crucial to fostering tolerance between people and contributes to more peaceful societies. 
Women Influencing Multi-Stakeholder Peace Dialogue, Processes and Policy Spaces Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) This paper seeks to draw lessons on how women have been participating as actors in influencing peace dialogue and processes related to the women, peace and security agenda in Europe and Central Asia. It also highlights challenges that need to be taken into consideration and offers recommendations to promote their greater contribution, influence, and participation in peace processes. 
Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding : Horizon Scanning of Opportunities and Risks Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) This report specifically delves into how digital technologies can be harnessed to manage environmental and natural resource risks that contribute to insecurity and social conflict, as well as the opportunities they present for peacebuilding, cooperation, and social cohesion. It examines relevant use cases spanning the peace and security continuum and concludes with a set of important policy and governance recommendations. The report is designed to inform and contribute to significant upcoming frameworks addressing digital technologies, including the Summit of the Future and the Global Digital Compact. 
Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Horizon Scanning of Opportunities and Risks Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) This report specifically delves into how digital technologies can be harnessed to manage environmental and natural resource risks that contribute to insecurity and social conflict, as well as the opportunities they present for peacebuilding, cooperation, and social cohesion. It examines relevant use cases spanning the peace and security continuum and concludes with a set of important policy and governance recommendations. The report is designed to inform and contribute to significant upcoming frameworks addressing digital technologies, including the Summit of the Future and the Global Digital Compact. 
Humanitarian Action for Children 2019: Overview Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This edition of UNICEF’s report on requirements for humanitarian action highlights major emergencies affecting children and families around the world, and the results achieved by UNICEF and partners in response to those crises. Noting that more violent conflicts are raging today than at any time since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 30 years ago, the report also describes UNICEF initiatives to improve the quality of its humanitarian response in 2019 – particularly in high-threat contexts. Additional information about humanitarian action and UNICEF funding appeals at the country and regional levels is available online atwww.unicef.org/appeals. 
The global goals debate Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Learning outcomes: To encourage critical debate about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, so that young people are aware of the Goals, have critically evaluated them in their own minds and have drawn their own conclusions 
What To Do With The Global Goals In My Daily Life? Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Learning outcomes: Be able to identify creative ways of implementing the Global Goals, understand how to build on each other’s ideas and use creativity in the initial steps of developing sustainability projects 
Gender and Peacebuilding Training for Primary School Teachers: Training Manual Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) The Gender and Peacebuilding training material is intended to be used for teachers teaching in primary or secondary school. It is shaped by a participatory approach. This is because the discussion of gender and conflict issues requires participants to sit back and reflect on their diverse experiences and knowledge. The training encourages the participants to learn from one another by sharing their thoughts, discussing their views and concerns, analysing situations and, most importantly, questioning attitudes and behaviours. 
Learning to live together: an intercultural and interfaith programme for ethics education: Good Practices Series; Massa-Massar: The Journey Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | Interfaith Council on Ethics Education for Children | Arigatou Foundation The Massa-Massar programme creates opportunities for Jews and Palestinians to meet, learn from one another, challenge their prejudices and stereotypes, listen to new narratives and reflect on their relations with others and their role in their societies.