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Advocacy Messages for Child Protection Actors: Prioritizing Child Protection in COVID-19 Response Plans
Emergency responses to COVID-19 are intended to speed containment of the virus but can have devastating consequences for children if they ignore unique risks to their safety and fail to include specific child protection provisions. Protecting children from violence and exploitation can be life-saving during a humanitarian crisis like COVID-19, and governments should prioritize it as such. Effective COVID-19 response plans must adequately fund and resource measures to ensure children’s safety and well-being.
Source
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
Area of Work
Child Protection
Type
Quick Guide, Brief or Fact Sheet
Language
English
Year Published
2020
Last Checked
19/05/2020
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Region
Global