The New Poor – the changing profiles of children in poverty
Event Date: 29th May 2024, Time: 8:00 AM EDT (UTC-4)
For the recordings see here and for the presentations here.
Background: In a world increasingly characterized by fragility and shocks, it is important to rapidly evaluate and understand the changing profiles of children living in poverty, to expand our awareness and understanding of these changing patterns and their policy implications.
This webinar aims to explore the profiles of children who have been pushed (further) into poverty due to a crisis, specifically examining the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the climate crisis. To achieve this, research from different country contexts will be showcased, including Bangladesh, Georgia, and Uganda.
Moderators:
David Lambert Tumwesigye, Co-chair, Global Coalition to End Child Poverty
Sola Engilbertsdottir, Co-chair, Global Coalition to End Child Poverty
Speakers:
Alessandro Carraro, Social and Economic Policy Specialist, UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight
Charlotte Bilo, Child Poverty and Social Protection Consultant, UNICEF HQ
Niranjan Nampoothiri, Research Officer, Institute of Development Studies
Kath Ford, Senior Policy Officer, Young Lives
Papers presented during the webinar:
UNICEF (2024) Shocks and the changing profiles of children living in poverty - The cases of Georgia and Uganda
Nazneen et al. (2024) Being New Poor in Bangladesh: Coping Strategies, Constraints, and Trajectories
Young Lives (2023) Weathering the Storm: Climate Shocks Threaten Children’s Skills and Learning But Social Protection Can Mitigate Impact
Q&A:
Answers from the speakers to the questions raised by audience in the chat
Other relevant resources:
CPAN’s Covid-19 Poverty Monitoring Initiative in 10 LMICs, including regular bulletins which were published quickly after interviewing affected households to provide decision-makers with feedback
Roelen et al. (2024) Social Protection Experiences of and Attitudes Towards New Urban Poor After Covid-19 in Bangladesh
Covid 19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) Programme (2024) Final conference materials