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Governments around the world responded to the spread of COVID-19 by imposing lockdowns, quarantines and school closures. While these measures have contained the spread of the virus, they have also increased the risk factors for intimate partner violence and child abuse, leading to what the UN has described as “the shadow pandemic of domestic violence”.
Family for Every Child alliance members have been in close contact with children, families and communities during the pandemic. They have seen that domestic violence is being inflicted on children either directly in the form of child abuse,…
Child helplines exist in many countries around the world, offering a vital source of support to children and young people in distress. In many cases child helplines also represent an essential component of national child protection systems, bringing together a variety of actors to safeguard children in need. The COVID-19 pandemic has both heightened demand for child protection services and required organisations to adapt their work in order to continue to provide support to children, families and communities.
These Practitioner Guidance Papers share the approaches of five Family for Every…
COVID-19 in Afghanistan is having a catastrophic impact on millions of vulnerable families. Even before the pandemic emerged, 93 percent of Afghan households survived on less than US$ 2 per day so the vast majority of families have virtually no capacity to absorb the economic shock of COVID-19 and the resulting loss of livelihoods. BREAKING POINT: COVID-19 and the Child Protection Crisis in Afghanistan uses findings from …
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In developing contexts such as India, children in adversity form a high-risk group, one that cannot be subsumed under the general category of children, who are generally considered as a vulnerable group in disaster and crisis situations. Child mental health issues in contexts of protection risks and childhood adversity tend to be over-looked in such crises. This article focuses on examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic consequences on children in adversity, describing the increased child protection and psychosocial risks they are placed at, during and…
More children than ever called the CWIN child helpline 10-9-8 when lockdown measures begin in Nepal. The helpline team at the country’s oldest child rights organisation was on the streets supporting children daily, even as movement restrictions barred all but essential workers from operating. Sumnima Tuladhar, a founding member and executive director of CWIN, tells Hani Mansourian from the Alliance how the calls to the helpline changed when the COVID-19 pandemic reached Nepal. They discuss the processes drawn up to allow the helpline team to continue supporting children in dangerous…
In this webinar hosted by Better Care Network and the Consortium for Street Children, speakers from three NGOs (Safe Society India, JUCONI in Mexico, and Railway Children in Tanzania) presented on and discussed the care implications of COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic on street-affected children, including family reunification, the role informal care has played and how governments have been addressing street-connected children's needs.
The world is facing an ongoing crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic. The first COVID-19 case in India was reported the 30th of January 2020, since then the numbers of cases has continued to rise. India has currently the second-highest number of confirmed cases in the world after the United States of America. Children are facing considerable challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the impact on their health and the health of their caregivers, as well as severe economic and social consequences. However, there’s a lack of data with focus on COVID-19 and its effects on children. This…
This factsheet explores the impacts of COVID-19 on children in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
To ensure that the well-being of the most vulnerable children are not compromised, Joining Forces Bangladesh appeals to the Government of Bangladesh, international communities, business sector, and media and civil society to take the measures outlined in this joint appeal.
This resource outlines the gender impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, including the greater risk of exploitation and violence for women and children, as well as some recommendations for mitigating and responding to these challenges.