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This reading pack focuses on ECD in emergencies, which can be caused by natural hazards (eg. earthquakes, typhoons) and conflicts. An emergency can last from three months to decades depending on the severity of the event and the country’s ability to cope with it. It causes both internal displacement and results in people becoming refugees. This pack starts with the evidence for why ECD is important in emergencies and then goes into examining its impact.

Professor Heckman has produced a toolkit with research summaries, videos and statements to explain why fadeout doesn’t exist, and instead is a “fade up” of cognitive and socio-emotional skills that persist throughout life as a result of quality early childhood education.

The World Health Organization published this technical document that contains an action plan for improving maternal, infant, and young child nutrition. It illustrates a series of priority actions that should be jointly implemented by Member States and international partners to achieve six global nutrition targets by the year 2025.

The Early Childhood Development Kit is an integral part of UNICEF’s response for children in emergency situations. The Kit focuses on addressing the learning needs of children 0-8 years old in emergencies and transition and can be used in regular programming for development as well.

The UNICEF Education in Emergencies (EiE) Handbook is a tool that provides training and curricular guidance in support of UNICEF pre-packaged education kits.