DELIVERING FOR CHILDREN SOCIAL PROTECTION RESPONSES TO COVID-19 IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
DELIVERING FOR CHILDREN SOCIAL PROTECTION RESPONSES TO COVID-19 IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic is casting a long shadow in countries across the world and has quickly moved beyond a health crisis alone. As the UN Secretary General stated in The Impact of COVID-19 on Children: “Children are not the face of this pandemic. But they risk being among its biggest victims.” To understand the complex socio-economic impact of COVID19 on children and their families, we must look at three different streams.
Without the right vision, the right planning, and the right investments, the future could be bleak for millions of children. But there is hope and a resolve from UNICEF to rise from this pandemic building a stronger future for all children, and their countries.
