Our world today is facing a global pandemic – one that knows no borders. But those that will potentially suffer the most far-reaching, long-term negative impact are children. The impact is likely to be devastating, even though children who contract COVID-19 appear to have less severe symptoms and lower mortality rates than other age groups. With more than 1.5 billion students out of school, widespread job loss and economic insecurity we are seeing increase rates of child labor, sexual exploitation, domestic violence, youth unemployment, and lack of access to education.
In this context, business has the responsibility, and the opportunity, to ensure that their operations – and that those in their supply chain – do everything they can to ensure that their communities, and especially children, can survive and thrive.
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This report provides a summary of selected findings from Save the Children’s Global Research Series on the hidden impact of COVID-19 on children.
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Save the Children International
This brief offers an overview of the key issues associated with children’s interactions with and within the digital environment highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It offers one core message on each along with links to further sources of information or guidance designed for digital companies, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
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UNICEF
This resource aims to provide companies with a set of practical and immediately applicable approaches to better understand rising human rights risks related to the pandemic and how to make rights-respecting business decisions in response.
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Shift
A new tool will help businesses consider and manage the human rights impacts of COVID-19 response and recovery in their operations. The tool lists 48 potential actions for businesses to inform their actions based on relevant provisions of International Bill of Human Rights and the UN Guiding Principles.
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UN Development Programme
Telia Company asked 7, 000 students across seven countries in the Nordics and Baltics about their experiences from studying from home. Despite challenges and substantial changes in habits that happened overnight, their overall experience has been largely positive. The survey gives insights into how digital schooling can be further developed in the future.
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Telia Company
This document builds on material developed by UNICEF EAPRO, UNICEF ESARO and the ILO. It is an interim guidance note, developed in a fast-evolving situation. It provides general recommendations that aim to help employers strengthen support for workers and their families.
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International Labour Organization
With the COVID-19 pandemic, we face the risk of reverting years of progress. We may see an increase in child labour for the first time in 20 years. This is why ILO and UNICEF decided to look into the ways the crisis is affecting child labour.
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International Labour Organization
Of all the heartbreaking effects of COVID-19, its impact on young people could prove to be one of its most damaging legacies. In fact, the coronavirus crisis risks turning back the clock on years of progress made on children’s well-being and has put children’s rights under serious pressure across the globe. Linda Lodding, Head of Communications at Global Child Forum, takes a closer look at these pressure points.
While digital solutions provide significant opportunities for sustaining and promoting children’s rights, these same tools may also increase children’s exposure to online risks. This technical note from UNICEF and partners sets out some of the key priorities and recommendations on how to mitigate those risks and promote positive online experiences for children.
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UNICEF
Unprecedented in scale, COVID-19 is a global crisis that poses immediate threats to children’s rights to survival, development, learning, protection, and to be heard. Unless mitigated, the pandemic risks undermining progress made on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and puts an entire generation of children at risk of not fulfilling their potential.
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Save the Children International
ICC – UNICEF guidance for businesses to safeguard the well-being of employees, their children and their families while responding to COVID-19. This guide, which is adapted from a UNICEF guide for business, includes measures that business leaders can take to achieve both short- and long-term positive impacts.
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The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and UNICEF
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic continues to spread exponentially, driving up the numbers of infected people to over 267,000 in more than 184 countries to date. COVID-19 confirmed cases are also rising in Eastern and Southern Africa and time is of the essence to take the right measures to contain and slow down its spread. Here are key actions you can take to team up against COVID-19.
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UNICEF
UNICEF is committed to continuing to deliver assistance to children across areas affected by COVID-19 and is working with governments and partners in business, civil society and other sectors to find solutions to ensure children continue to receive the assistance they urgently need. This guide serves to inform businesses on the different actions they can take and contributions they can make to help reduce the impact of COVID-19 on children and families.
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UNICEF
What is the real impact of COVID-19 on child labour and forced labour? How the ILO has repurposed its resources and operations to mitigate the devastating effects of the pandemic? How the international community can contribute to this effort? Based on an analysis of the most evident effects of COVID-19 on child labour and forced labour, the briefing note presents 6 urgent interventions aimed to reach around 1 million vulnerable children, communities and families in 10 countries.
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International Labour Organization
This report outlines key human rights risks to children related to the COVID-19 crisis, and steps that governments should take to protect children’s rights in the pandemic, mitigate its devastating effects, and benefit children after the crisis is over.
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Human Rights Watch
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