This comment piece by Charles H Zeanah and Kathryn L Humphreys accompanies a study on the number of children in institutional care around the globe, entitled 'Prevalence and number of children living in institutional care: global, regional, and country estimates,' published in the Lancet in March 2020.

The aim of this study was to estimate global-level, regional-level, and country-level numbers and percentages of children living in institutional care.

This guideline provides direction for strengthening policies and programmes to better address early childhood development.

This document summarizes key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak, such as appropriate MHPSS responses, overarching principles and globally recommended activities.

This scoping review adopts a descriptive focus to compile and analyze those studies published between 2007 and 2017 that have assessed the impact of situations of vulnerability or institutionalization on linguistic and communicative development.

Children and young people are invited to apply to be part of the Child Advisory Team (CAT) or Young people’s Advisory Team (YAT) to work with the Committee on the Rights of the Child, as well as other organisers, to make key decisions about the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Day of General Discussion (DGD).

The inter-agency team released new joint estimates for child stunting, overweight, underweight, wasting and severe wasting (March 2020 edition) using the same methodology as in previous years.

This Interim Guidance addresses specific needs and considerations required in humanitarian situations, including camps and camp-like settings and the surrounding host communities, in scaling-up readiness and response operations for the COVID-19 outbreak through effective multi-sectoral partnership.

This technical note calls for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) to be integrated into the response to COVID-19.

The series of messages in this guidance aim at addressing the specific issues of persons deprived of their liberty during the COVID-19 pandemic, including children, with the responsible services and ministries.