Policies and guidelines

Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030): sexual and reproductive health, interpersonal violence, and early childhood development (Report by the Director-General)

Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Resolution A/RES/70/1. Adopted September, 2015

Geneva: United Nations; 2015

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. New York (NY)

United Nations; 2006

Nurturing care for early childhood development: a framework for helping children survive and thrive to transform health and human potential.

Geneva, World Health Organization; 2018

Investing in children: the European child and adolescent health strategy 2015–2020.

Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2014 (EUR/RC64/12)

WHO Guidelines on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Improving Early Childhood Development: WHO Guideline

WHO 2020

WHO Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age

International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes

WHO Geneva, 1981

Guideline: counselling of women to improve breastfeeding practices

Optimal feeding of low-birth-weight infants in low- and middle-income countries

Management of children with severe acute malnutrition

Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services

Implementation guidance: protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services – the revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative

Care for child development: improving the care of young children

Caring for the child’s healthy growth and development

Recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience

Interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes

Postnatal care of the mother and newborn

Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities

Preventing violence: evaluating outcomes of parenting programmes

Global disability action plan 2014-2021

Ten strategies for keeping children safe on the road

The mhGAP intervention guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialist health settings

Comprehensive and Coordinated Efforts for the Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene

Survive and thrive: transforming care for every small and sick newborn. Key findings

Managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants when referral is not feasible

Integrated management of childhood illness

WHO recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health

Standards for improving the quality of care for children and young adolescents in health facilities

Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan: executive summary

Child development and motorcycle safety

Early child development in the European Region: needs, trends and policy development

Situation of child and adolescent health in Europe

Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2018

The international Guide for Monitoring Child Development: enabling individualised interventions. 2017

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide

Geneva, World Health Organization; 2017

TACTICS

Amsterdam, European Child Safety Alliance; 2011

Action Planning for Child Safety- a strategic and coordinated approach to reducing the number one cause of death for childen in Europe.

Amsterdam: European Child Safety Alliance; 2010.

Supporting Families for young child wellbeing: resource modules for home visitors

. UNICEF/ International Step by Step Association; 2016