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An estimated 6.7 million children have suffered from COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death in the past two years (as of January 15, 2022). This number is rapidly growing: every 6 seconds another child loses a parent or caregiver. This report, issued by dozens of leading international NGOs, outlines the magnitude of loss globally due to COVID-19 and presents tangible steps that the U.S. government can take to support children and families.
This collaborative-led memo proposes that the U.S. government:
- leverage the U.S.-hosted Global COVID-19 Summit this spring to…
More than 100 child participants across East Asia convened with government officials to discuss the increased instances of child violence experienced during COVID-19 at World Vision’s Asia Pacific Child Well-Being Learning Exchange forum on 18 November 2020. The virtual event, organised in partnership with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, was introduced to bring together government, UN agencies, donors, civil society organisations, corporates, academia, subject matter experts and thought leaders in the development sector, to throw light on pressing issues facing the world’s most vulnerable…
In February 2020 the COVID-19 virus started to spread in Europe. Since then our economies, societies, and daily lives have been turned upside down. This report reflects on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on children. It compiles information gathered from 25 countries across Europe, and provides recommendations for improving public policies in the short and long-term to support better outcomes for children and families. The assessment is accompanied by reflections on the 2020 European Semester. This report is based on information gathered until August/September 2020, and was released…
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…
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…
In December 2019, the Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS and the World Health Organization co-hosted a learning session to develop an evidence-informed advocacy agenda on adolescent mothers affected by HIV and their children. 43 global thought leaders took part - from the HIV, sexual and reproductive health, early childhood development, poverty reduction, rights, gender, exclusion and mental health sectors. It was accompanied by a global literature review and a video of the voices of young mothers across Sub Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization has produced a full report of the…
The statement from U.N. Secretary General António Guterres and a letter from the Group of Friends of Children and the SDGs, endorsed by more than 160 member states, highlight the importance of holistic COVID-19 response plans that ensure well-being and healthy development of children.
The pandemic also creates serious long-term risks to children’s well-being and healthy development. High numbers of COVID-19 deaths may leave thousands of children without parents or caregivers and put alternative care systems under great strain. Economic recessions may contribute to notable increases in…
During the Covid-19 outbreak we are seeing a significant increase in protection risks for children, adolescents and youth in Uganda - including violence and abuse against children, as well as a rise in hazardous child labour, child marriage and poverty. This briefing paper is produced by the "Joining Forces" coalition of ChildFund, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages, Terre des Hommes and World Vision. It sets out how children in Uganda are being affected, and practical recommendations to the Government, donors and other key stakeholders.
Every day a child remains with an armed force or group, he or she is at risk of physical, psychological and sexual violence, and even death. Prevention of recruitment; separating children from armed forces and groups; responding to their needs; and supporting the reintegration process are all life-saving interventions. Actions to address the needs of Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups (CAAFAG) must continue in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and in coordination with associated response measures.
In addition to the unique dynamics of each conflict context, the wide-ranging…
This article from the World Economic Forum describes the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on children in immigration detention in the United States. It calls on the US government to take the following six immediate actions to stop the violence against migrant children and families and to protect them from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
1. The current administration must immediately release all migrants, including children and families, detained in US custody to safe and sanitary housing.
2. Children and family members who are released…