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To respond to the challenges brought to the fore by COVID-19, many governments have launched measures to mitigate the immediate impact of the pandemic on individuals, families, and children - many of the most critical have been through social protection systems. The United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Violence against Children issued an Agenda for Action that calls for a focus on social and child protection systems with special attention to the most vulnerable children. Yet globally, two out of three children have no access to any form of child or family benefit, and coverage is…
The COVID-19 Learning Pathway aims to enable humanitarians, including local responders, to be best equipped to respond to the global pandemic COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The COVID-19 Learning Pathway contains the following:
- Online technical capacity strengthening programmes to support humanitarians’ responses during this crisis, covering a number of critical topics, including Public Health, Child Protection and Gender/Equality.
- Online soft skills and remote working capacity strengthening programmes to support humanitarians’ responses during this…
… consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. The research projects cover a rapid review of evidence, education analysis, and … consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. The research projects cover a rapid review of evidence, education analysis, and …
… and any specific themes or questions you would like us to cover in our next note. We aim to send one out every few … and any specific themes or questions you would like us to cover in our next note. We aim to send one out every few …
COVID-19 is quickly changing the context in which children live. Prevention and control measures such as school closures (as announced or implemented in 100 countries) disrupt children’s routine and support structures. This can leave children vulnerable to child protection harms. As a response, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action hosted a webinar on 24 March 2020 to introduce our new…
COVID-19 is quickly changing the context in which children live. Prevention and control measures such as school closures (as announced or implemented in 100 countries) disrupt children’s routine and support structures. This can leave children vulnerable to child protection harms.
As a response, the Alliance is hosting a webinar to introduce our new Technical Note: Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Topics to be covered include:
- Technical note (what…
… Tracking Service (FTS). Last updated: 28 March 2020 Front cover A health worker puts on a protective gear to disinfect … response, the budget figure of $255 million is foreseen to cover UNHCR’s additional budgetary needs for the next 9 … quality health- care for millions of people. Immunization cover- age of affected populations has reduced, favouring the …
… minorities, or individuals. It should not function as a cover for repressive action under the guise of protecting … to the outbreak, raised concerns about a possible cover-up, and reported alleged corruption related to the … https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/24/irans-cover-plane-crash-compounded-its-trouble-streets …
… Tracking Service (FTS). Last updated: 28 March 2020 Front cover A health worker puts on a protective gear to disinfect … response, the budget figure of $255 million is foreseen to cover UNHCR’s additional budgetary needs for the next 9 … quality health- care for millions of people. Immunization cover- age of affected populations has reduced, favouring the …
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on the poorest parts of the world. Street Child has launched a global response to the intensified needs of children and communities in fragile, conflict and crisis affected countries.
The complex, changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic poses a challenge to assuring assistance for affected children and communities, and require robust information about the greatest needs and gaps. Street Child conducted a rapid assessment aimed at understanding these needs and gaps across their countries of operation from 27 April 2020 and 8…