June 2020
WEBINAR | United Together: A Conversation with Secretary-General to the United Nations, Amina Mohammed
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On UN Charter Day, Deputy Secretary-General to the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed will speak to UN advocates about the importance of standing up for the world right now. Ahead of the UN’s 75th anniversary, she will discuss how we can be leaders in our communities to help make the world better by the time the UN turns 100. Ms. Mohammed’s remarks will be followed by a Q&A discussion. If you’d like to contribute to the Q&A, please submit your question ahead of time using the question box on the registration form.
Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of an Influential Early-Childhood Program
"Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of an Influential Early-Childhood Program." Journal of Political Economy (2020): 000.
Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of an Influential Early-Childhood Program
Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman, Duncan Ermini Leaf, and María José Prados, “Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of an Influential Early-Childhood Program,” Journal of Political Economy 0, no. 0 (-Not available-): 000. https://doi.org/10.1086/705718
US National business leaders call for increased federal child care relief (Child Care Relief Statement)
This week, a group of current and former senior executive leaders from some of the nation’s largest and most visible companies penned a letter to Congress requesting that relief funding be directed to the child care industry. The nation’s recover from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis will rely on a stable child care industry so millions of working parents can return to job sites.
Coronavirus Pandemic Could Lead to Permanent Loss of Nearly 4.5 Million Child Care Slots
The response to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has shuttered businesses across the country. Child care providers are no exception. A recent survey from the Bipartisan Policy Center found that 60 percent of licensed providers have already closed and many of those that have remained open have reduced spaces or hours. Troublingly, these closures may not be temporary.
Child Care Subsidy and Payment Changes in Response to COVID-19
A compilation of various US state policy changes made related to child care subsidy and payments in response to COVID-19.
Early Alliance for Early Success | COVID-19 USA State Actions
“Our allies in states across the country are sharing regular updates on their states’ responses to the COVID-19 emergency.”
Access this collection of resources by the Alliance for Early Success.
Launch of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan | United Nations
On 25 March, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will launch a COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan. The Secretary-General will be joined by the UN’s Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, WHO Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.
UN chief on the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children
Watch this video message by António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children (16 April 2020).
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