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The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented with the virus spreading in almost all countries in the world. In Africa, 54 out of 55 countries have reported at least one COVID-19 infection. Luckily for Africa, confirmed COVID-19 cases remain comparatively low, at 158,000 as of June 3rd; which is partly attributable to early and decisive action taken by many African governments as well as a youthful population. However, COVID-19 pandemic has hit Africa not only as a health crisis but also as a devastating socio-economic crisis that may persist over the months and years to come.
This policy paper…
This report from Save the Children calls upon governments, donors and other development partners to urgently support an expansion in social protection coverage of children and their caregivers (predominantly women), working progressively towards UCBs. This would ensure basic income security for children in line with Sustainable Development Goal Target 1.3, which aims to establish social protection floors in all countries by 2030.
This report sets out eight reasons why governments should consider working towards universal rather than targeted coverage of children. These span economic and…
This report from Save the Children calls upon governments, donors and other development partners to urgently support an expansion in social protection coverage of children and their caregivers (predominantly women), working progressively towards UCBs. This would ensure basic income security for children in line with Sustainable Development Goal Target 1.3, which aims to establish social protection floors in all countries by 2030.
This report sets out eight reasons why governments should consider working towards universal rather than targeted coverage of children. These span economic and…
COVID-19 leaves few lives and places untouched. But its impact is harshest for those groups who were already in vulnerable situations before the crisis. This is particularly true for many people on the move, such as migrants in irregular situations, migrant workers with precarious livelihoods, or working in the informal economy, victims of trafficking in persons as well as people fleeing their homes because of persecution, war, violence, human rights violations or disaster, whether within their own countries — internally displaced persons (IDPs) — or across international borders — refugees…
This Policy Brief by the United Nations highlights the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities and in doing so, outlines key actions and recommendations to make the response and recovery inclusive of persons with disabilities.
While the brief contains specific recommendations focusing on key sectors, it identifies four overarching areas of action that are applicable for all.
1. Ensure mainstreaming of disability in all COVID-19 response and recovery together with targeted actions. A combination of mainstream and disability-…
This UN policy brief presents three urgently recommended actions to minimize the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic:
1. Apply a whole-of-society approach to promote, protect and care for mental health
2. Ensure widespread availability of emergency mental health and psychosocial support
3. Support recovery from COVID-19 by building mental health services for the future
The policy brief notes that specific population groups, including children, are showing high degrees of COVID-19-related psychological distress. It calls for …
This policy brief reports new causal evidence of how foster care influences children’s safety and educational outcomes. The analysis, which focuses on impacts for public school students in Michigan who were candidates for placement in foster care, offers context and key insights for policymakers as they work to prevent foster placements in response to the U.S. Family First Prevention Services Act, which makes keeping families intact a federal priority.
The COVID-19 pandemic is throwing into sharp relief the need for paid sick days and paid leave, so that everyone can take time to care for themselves or loved ones who are sick, quarantined, and out of school as the [U.S.] confronts an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. In the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Congress established temporary paid sick days and paid leave for some workers. This legislation is an important first step toward ensuring people have access to paid leave, but millions of workers are not covered by its provisions, and covered workers are not able…
The United Nations Network on Migration is committed to supporting all partners in pursuit of the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration, recognizing that this cooperative framework provides an invaluable tool for ensuring all in society can contribute to a collective response to COVID-19 and are protected equally against its impact.
To that end this briefing is part of a series by the Network looking at different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and how they relate to migrants and their communities. The present document aims to provide practical guidance to States and other…
If the United States adopted a child allowance, says this brief from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, it would ensure that families with children always have a minimum income on which they can rely, whatever the circumstances. A child allowance would not replace existing supports, but in combination with these supports—including unemployment insurance, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), TANF, housing assistance, and child care assistance—as well as other much-needed supports such as paid family and medical leave, it would ensure that families with children…