UNICEF Stresses the Need for Evidence-Based Policies in Child Rights Protection

Addressing Knowledge Translation Challenges in Nigeria

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has emphasized the importance of evidence-based policies in protecting children's rights in Nigeria. The organization highlighted the challenges faced during the translation of research findings into practical actions.

A roundtable discussion at the Knowledge for Use (K4U) Summit in Abuja revealed that poor communication and weak collaboration between research institutions and implementing organizations were major obstacles in Nigeria.

Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Director, Professor Alhaji Abdulkadir Kure, emphasized the need for accessible and relevant information for policymakers and implementers.

Nigeria's Minister of State for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Senator Hajara Aliyu, acknowledged the need to bridge the gap between research and implementation.

Researchers Must Engage Communities Directly

According to the roundtable participants, researchers should engage communities directly to ensure that the evidence-based policies are relevant and effective. The Knowledge for Use (K4U) Summit provided a platform for stakeholders to discuss how to bridge the gap between research and policy-making.

UNICEF Calls for Stronger Links Between Research and Implementation

UNICEF's Chief of Child Protection, Natalia Kuznetsova, called for stronger links between research and implementation to improve child protection and child rights.

The Knowledge for Use (K4U) Summit aimed to promote evidence-based policies for child protection and child rights in Nigeria.

Addressing Knowledge Translation Challenges in Nigeria

The Knowledge for Use (K4U) Summit discussed the challenges faced in translating research findings into practical actions for child protection and child rights.

Speaking at the summit, UNICEF's representative, Natalia Kuznetsova, stated that evidence-based policies were crucial in protecting children and promoting child rights in Nigeria.

UNICEF Stresses the Importance of Evidence-Based Policies

UNICEF's Nigeria representative, Natalia Kuznetsova, emphasized the importance of evidence-based policies in Nigeria.

The Knowledge for Use (K4U) Summit provided a platform for stakeholders to discuss how evidence-based policies could be effectively translated into action for child protection and child rights in Nigeria.

UNICEF's Call for Evidence-Based Policies

Nigeria's UNICEF representative, Natalia Kuznetsova, urged policymakers, researchers, and development partners to work together to ensure effective translation of research findings into practical recommendations for child protection and child rights in Nigeria.

The Knowledge for Use (K4U) Summit aimed to address the challenges faced in translating research findings into practical actions for child protection and child rights in Nigeria.

UNICEF Stresses the Need for Collaboration

UNICEF's Natalia Kuznetsova emphasized the need for collaboration between research institutions, policymakers, and development partners to ensure that research findings are effectively used in the development of policies and programmes that benefit children and mothers in Nigeria.

The Knowledge for Use (K4U) Summit provided a platform for stakeholders to discuss how research findings could be effectively translated into actionable recommendations for child protection and child rights in Nigeria.

<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>