A Systematic Policy Review of Early Childhood Development and Peacebuilding in 14 Conflict-affected and Post-conflict Countries, UCL Institute of Education & UNICEF, 2015

Conflict and fragile conditions that arise as a result of adversities such as civil wars, deprivation and emergency situations invariably compromise the lives of children. This report presents the findings of a systematic review of early childhood development and peacebuilding policies across fourteen conflict-affected and post-conflict countries.

The study sought to map existing national-level policies covering a range of crosssectors: ECD, peacebuilding and social welfare policies. It built on extant research which recognizes the enormous harm caused by conflict on children at various levels of society and to provide an evidence-based review of how children are positioned in policy development. To this end, the research reviewed ECD policies for components relevant to the promotion of peacebuilding and conversely, to review peacebuilding policies for evidence of potential links with young children and ECD.

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