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In this editorial published in the special edition of the Global Studies of Childhood journal focused on separated childhoods in April 2022, the authors aim to create the space to gather and share new findings from around the world, especially evidence that centres on the voices of children and family members with lived experience of separation, and on the practical experiences of social service workforce who are key to providing adequate support to strengthen the capacity of families to remain together and to reunite safely.
This is especially important at a time when the COVID-19…
This article explores the role resilience processes play in education and well-being outcomes for street-connected children. It draws on research and practice undertaken as part of the Building with Bamboo Programme (BwB) on resilience. BwB investigated the forms a resilience-based approach might usefully take in practice, the effect this has on promoting resilience in children, and how this resilience leads to improved outcomes in their lives.
This article draws specifically on the experiences of street-connected children who were involved in such approaches as part of programmes at S.A.L…
Lorsque des mesures de santé publique sont prises en vue de réduire la transmission du coronavirus qui est à l’origine de la COVID-19, par exemple la limitation des déplacements, la fermeture des garderies et des écoles et la mise en quarantaine et en isolement des cas d’infection suspectés et confirmés, il importe de prévoir et de pallier les risques et vulnérabilités occasionnés aux groupes déjà vulnérablestels que les femmes, les enfants, les personnes handicapées et les personnes d’orientation sexuelle ou d’identité de genre différentes. Les mesures qui visent à endiguer la propagation…
Migrant and displaced children are one of the most fragile populations in the world. These girls and boys have been hit with extra force by COVID-19 and its devastating impacts. Their rights are under serious threat – but data that identify the most vulnerable children among them and the specific deprivations they face are lacking. Many of these children – and girls in particular – are falling through the cracks.
This issue brief surveys the existing literature based on the limited available data to highlight areas of urgent concern for children on the move as they navigate life during the…
This document provides practical guidance to actors in humanitarian and development contexts on the adaptations and considerations needed to support children who are either currently in alternative care or are going into an alternative care placement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It expands on the guidance provided in the Interagency Technical…
In this World Bank Blog Post, Saskia Blume and Nour Moussa of UNICEF's Children on the Move Team describe how "millions of ‘children left behind’ are taking the brunt of this fallout as their family members who moved internally or abroad in hopes of sustaining them, cut down on remittances" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This document provides interim guidance for child protection and health actors in the context of quarantine and isolation measures to mitigate related child protection risks, minimize family separation, and promote family unity and social cohesion. Actions will require multi-sector collaboration and contextualization, taking into account national laws and guidelines related to child protection and health, and the public health measures for COVID-19 control that are in place in the country.
It contains recommendations to prevent family separation and preserve family unity, underlining that…
При реализации мероприятий общественного здравоохранения, нацеленных на снижение передачи COVID-19, таких как ограничение передвижения, закрытие детских учреждений и школ, а также помещение на карантин и изоляция лиц с подозреваемыми и подтвержденными случаями, важно предвидеть и устранять риски и проблемы для без того уязвимых групп, включающих женщин, детей, людей с ограниченными возможностями и людей другой сексуальной ориентации или гендерной идентичности. Меры, принятые для снижения распространения вируса, могут повысить риски и уязвимость перед насилием по половому признаку,…
A la hora de aplicar medidas en materia de salud pública para reducir la transmisión del COVID-19, como las restricciones de los desplazamientos, el cierre de las guarderías y las escuelas y la cuarentena y el aislamiento de casos sospechosos y confirmados, es importante prever y abordar los riesgos y las vulnerabilidades de los grupos que ya son vulnerables, entre los que se encuentran las mujeres, los niños, niñas y adolescentes, las personas con discapacidad y las personas con una orientación sexual o una identidad de género diferentes. Las medidas adoptadas para reducir la transmisión…
This Call to Action outlines some of the impacts of both displacement and COVID-19 that are threatening the positive development of many young children around the world. It calls for governments and donors honor existing commitments, ensure inclusion of young children and families in public systems and take FIVE immediate actions to increase investments in:
- Food supplements, health care access, cash assistance & other social protection measures
- Emergency early learning programs
- Remote and ongoing mental health and child protection…