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🌡️ Rising heat is putting pregnant women, newborns & young children at greater risk.
Join the @WHO & HIGH Horizons webinar on heat & maternal, newborn and child health. ECDAN will add to the conversation.
🗓️ 2pm EAT | 1pm CEST | 7am EDT
Register: who.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Yesterday at #UNGA81, the Act for Early Years pledging workshop, hosted by @theirworld @UNICEF & @ECDAction, brought partners together to build the roadmap towards the 2027 Global Early Years Finance Summit.
We presented Financing Toolbox to support sustainable ECD financing.
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At #UNGA81, leaders and practitioners explored how better policy, financing and delivery can connect early childhood, school readiness and foundational learning.
#EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #FoundationalLearning
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More than half a billion children are impacted by armed conflict. On Saturday, @ECDAction joined the inaugural War Trauma Conference to explore childhood trauma, survival and healing—and what it means to support children when safety is not restored.
#WarTrauma #EarlyChildhood
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“What if what we call a child’s ‘symptoms’ are responses to an unsafe world?”
Dr. Samah Jabr challenged how we understand childhood trauma, asking: What does healing mean when there is no safe “before” to return to? A vital question for the early years.
#ECD #WarTrauma
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“Treat the mind as well as the body.”
HRH Princess Ghida Talal opened the inaugural War Trauma Conference, highlighting the impact of war on children and families.
@ECDAction is honoured to support this conversation and highlight the importance of the early years.
#EarlyYears
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📢 @UNICEF
is establishing a Global Roster of #ECD Expert Consultants for 2026–2029, covering ECD policy, programs and services, and parenting support.
📍 Nairobi / Remote | Job No. 595680
Apply: jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job…
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Universal for whom?
A new blog by Vibhu, explores why disability inclusion must be built into early childhood systems and financing from the outset.
Read the blog: ecdan.org/blog/from-universa…
#ECD #DisabilityInclusion
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🎉 ECDAN is celebrating 10 years of collective action for young children and their caregivers.
Take a look back at some of the milestones that have shaped our journey.
👉 Explore the full #ECDAN10 journey: lnkd.in/p/dMHC9qWy
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Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) retweeted
Have a look at GPE's #MultiplyPossibility events at #UNGA81.
Let's #FundEducation and get every child on board on the road to possibility!
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Last week in Salzburg, @ECDAction Secretariat joined global #ECD thought leaders, with Knowledge Fellows Karin Nosková and Regina Peñalva contributing to the discussions and meeting outcomes.
Grateful to @SalzburgGlobal for making their participation possible.
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From Bogotá to Manila, it’s time to turn commitments into action.
GISP is calling for universal access to evidence-based parenting support in every context, including humanitarian and fragile settings.
👉 Sign the Call to Action: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/k69T…
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While the world builds the next great AI assistant, the Van Leer Foundation relaunched the original: Parents.
Because when machines do it we call it intelligence, when parents do it we call it Tuesday.
Learn more: vanleerfoundation.org/storie…
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Parents are increasingly turning to AI for parenting advice but how accurate and safe is the guidance?
ParentBench is looking for professionals in child development, paediatrics, parenting education & related fields to rate AI-generated parenting advice.
rate.parentbench.com/
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Violence isn't inevitable, it can be prevented. In the Dominican Republic, @UNICEFRD, INAIPI & MINERD are helping families embrace positive parenting, reducing violent discipline from 55.7% to 26.2% among participating families.
Read more: ecdan.org/network-voices/tra…
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ECDAN at #UNGA81 🌍
We’re co-organizing three conversations advancing action for young children
Learn more: ecdan.org/ecdan-at-the-81st-…
#EarlyChildhood #EarlyYears #ECD
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💰 Better cost data can help drive smarter, more equitable investments in education and early childhood.
On Sept 17, @BrookingsInst will launch new guidance on cost evidence for education & ECCE.
🔗 brookings.edu/events/making-…
#ECD #ECCE #EducationFinance
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🌍 Congratulations to Professor Susan P. Walker, Professor Sally Grantham-McGregor & Dr Susan M. Chang-Lopez, 2026 Yidan Prize Laureates for their pioneering #ReachUp work supporting caregivers and young children in 21+ countries.
🔗 yidanprize.org/laureates/sus…
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Help shape the future of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health beyond 2030.
@WHO @UNICEF @UNFPA & @PMNCH are seeking priority topics for evidence and analysis to inform the next era of global health.
📅 Deadline: Oct 18, 2026
Share your ideas:
pmnchweb.typeform.com/beyond…
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For young children, psychosocial support isn't a curriculum. It's a predictable day, a calm adult, and safety when distressed.
Shekufeh Zonji joins part 2 of Early Evidence. Listen now. piped.video/watch?v=dtZdYvqH…
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