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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…
Children in refugee contexts are at heightened risks of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the Alliance of Child Protection in Humanitarian Action with UNHCR hosted a webinar to explore the key considerations for adapting child protection responses in refugee settings to the current pandemic, including broader protection considerations.
Topics to be covered:
- Introduction
- Presentation of the Technical Note and other resources by the Alliance
- Key considerations for protection of…
Facing our Post-COVID World with Resilience, Data and Effective Solutions in Child Protection
This 2-day summit will engage policy makers, researchers, academia and practitioners to identify evidence based solutions to effectively address the child protection challenges in the post COVID-19 era.
Dates: November 4 - 5
In this course, you’ll enhance your understanding of the heightened protection risks and vulnerabilities that children are facing around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
You’ll learn how to adapt child protection case management and discover why it’s vital that child protection caseworkers and other service providers work in partnership to make sure there is a collective response to protecting a child.
The course will provide examples of promising practice and will stimulate the exchange of ideas and experience between learners around the world.
Register for the free, one-week…
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…