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Joao Pedro Azevedo
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#UNICEF Chief Statistician and Deputy-Director heading its Data & Analytics Section | Committed to giving voice to #EveryChild | Learn more about the team: data.unicef.org | Learn more about me: https://github.com/jpazvd | Former #WorldBank #SefazRJ #IPEA
Excited to be at CIES 2025 in Chicago next week with colleagues from UNICEF’s Chief Statistician Office! We’ll be sharing insights on how data-driven solutions can strengthen foundational learning worldwide. If you’re attending, join us for these key sessions:
March 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
📣Reading shouldn’t be a privilege—it’s a right.

James Robinson’s powerful NYT essay highlights what struggling readers face daily. At a time when reading scores are plummeting, critical education resources are being cut. We must all do better. #ReadingEquity

buff.ly/p8kNVD8 by @nytimes
Opinion | I Have a Disability. This Is What It’s Like for Me to Read.
Republicans are trying to cut the resources that help struggling readers.
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March 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New Data Guidance for Children on the Move 🌍📊

📢 IDAC is proud to launch a new set of standardized indicators to enhance migration data systems and ensure no child is left behind:

📖 Explore the resources:
🔗 Guidelines: buff.ly/hgNkZ5E
🔗 Indicators: buff.ly/01L7RhT
March 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🚸 New @UNICEF data resource!

Children on the move face unique risks—but data gaps hinder effective policies.

📊 Indicators for Children on the Move provides a framework to improve data collection & analysis, ensuring every child is counted & protected.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/kzBp7Dv

#DataForChange
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March 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📣New Unicef report - Progress for adolescent girls in 30 years, but challenges remain. 122 million girls out of school, and gender-based violence is rampant. Investing in education and leadership is vital with 5 years to 2030. #GirlGoals #GenerationEquality 📖 Full report: buff.ly/ZX03gBg
March 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
High-income parents teach their children independence, low-income parents teach obedience. The evidence in the graphs below is striking.

An interesting theoretical model on how family values interact with social mobility.

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March 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thank you, Dr. Saurabh Garg, for chairing UNICEF’s side event on child poverty at #UN56SC and for a great discussion on data-driven policies to support the most vulnerable. Your insights and India’s experience are invaluable in ensuring no child is left behind. @GoIStats @UNICEF
March 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Excellent discussion with Dato’ Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician of Malaysia 🇲🇾, on strengthening @UNICEF's collaboration in measuring #ChildPoverty and advancing child-centric surveys. Excited about the opportunities ahead to enhance data for children’s well-being!

#UN56SC
March 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join us in this side event of the upcoming #UN56SC!

📅 Date: Thursday, March 6th
⏰ Time: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (EST)
📍 Venue: UNICEF House, 4th Floor (in-person & online)
🔗 Registration: lnkd.in/guFD6RnU

We look forward to your participation.

IDAC Secretariat
March 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Join @UNICEF & @SavetheChildren at a #UN56SC side event on making data more inclusive for the #SDGs. Explore strategies to turn “Leave No One Behind” into action!

📅 4 March | 🕑 13:15-14:30 EST
📍 UNICEF House, NYC

Attend in person with a UN badge or gov ID.
March 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The 11th GAML meeting reaffirmed global commitment to learning measurement. UNICEF is proudly supporting countries generate quality data through FLM2.0, ensuring alignment with global benchmarks. Launching in 2025, it will help strengthen education systems and improve learning outcomes for children.
February 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
📢 Join us for a special side event on revising the UN Handbook on Household Surveys!

📅 5 March 2025 🕕 6:15-8:00 PM
📍 UNICEF House
🔹 Organized by: UNICEF & UN Statistics Division

💡 Learn about innovations in hsld surv, child-centric approaches, & strategies for NSO.

https://buff.ly/3CW1ckI
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
📊 AI & Data Quality: A Critical Intersection for Official Statistics
📅 3 March 2025 | ⏰ 8:30 AM NYC / 2:30 PM Paris
🔗 https://buff.ly/41D6ZUD

🗣️ Speakers from: 📌 UNICEF | GSS | FSO | OECD | PARIS21

#AI #OfficialStatistics #DataForChildren
February 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Check out: A Year of Insights, A Future of Action: UNICEF Data & Analytics 2024 in review www.linkedin.com/pulse/year-i... via @linkedin.com
A Year of Insights, A Future of Action: UNICEF Data & Analytics 2024 in review
🎉 As we enter 2025 🎉, I am thrilled to highlight some of the remarkable publications produced by the UNICEF Data & Analytics team in 2024. These works illuminate children's most pressing challenges wo...
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January 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy holidays to this amazing community! Reflecting on 2024, I’m so grateful for the connections, conversations, and ideas we’ve shared. Here’s to more growth and impact in 2025!
December 23, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Household survey experts from across the world gathered in Oslo to review the first update of the UN Handbook on Household Surveys since 1984. A key milestone in shaping better data for all! 📊🌍 #HouseholdSurveys #DataForGood #UN
December 7, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: Challenges and an Urgent Call for Action for Equitable Digital Skills Development - UNICEF DATA https://buff.ly/3X5Ywa5
December 7, 2024 at 1:39 PM
In 2000, #Nigeria, #Brazil and #Bangladesh had 50M children between 0-14!

in 2022, #Nigeria is close to 95M , while #Brazil and #Bangladesh are at 45M

We must educate our future. #EndLearningPoverty in #Africa!

Check out the interactive #dataviz: https://buff.ly/3zKJHlr
December 6, 2024 at 10:29 PM
📈 @UNCIEFZambia is leveraging geospatial technology and the power of @UNICEFdata Frontier Data Network to improve education outcomes for children in Zambia. Find out how this innovative solution is making a difference: buff.ly/4fHlEUc #ImpactStory #EducationForAll
December 6, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Reposted by Joao Pedro Azevedo
NEW: Air pollution in England has fallen by 54% on average since 2003.

Levels of PM2.5, the most harmful air pollutant, fell considerably in 2020 and have remained low since.

THREAD on our new report on air pollution and inequalities in exposure over 20 years: [1/6]
December 6, 2024 at 9:47 AM
💔 Nearly 400 million children under 5 experience violent discipline at home. It’s time to end this cycle. #EndViolence #ProtectChildren #ParentingMatters 👉
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December 5, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Many thanks to colleagues from @UNICEFKenya and @UNICEFAfrica for their support and collaboration in validating the Unicef Foundational Learning Module for Child-Centric Household Surveys in partnership with @KNBStats and @KNECKenya! https://buff.ly/491SVqG
December 5, 2024 at 1:39 PM
As the Chief Statistician for @UNICEF, I'm proud to share the new #MICS module on adolescent and young people's mental health. This global public good is a powerful contribution to mental health science and public policy.

Link: https://buff.ly/3AzQxLl https://buff.ly/3YQV9ES
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Hard truths about under-5 mortality: call for urgent global action - The Lancet
December 4, 2024 at 1:39 PM
🧼 646 million children without handwashing facilities at school is unacceptable. Explore the latest data and efforts needed to improve WASH in schools globally: https://buff.ly/4co4BnM #Hygiene #HealthForAl
December 3, 2024 at 10:29 PM