Responding Today for Tomorrow: South Asia
Regional report and summary brief
Highlights
The “Responding Today for Tomorrow: South Asia” regional report offers an overview of the multidimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s health, nutrition, families, education and other aspects of their well-being and development. It highlights the situation of children at a critical juncture as the region copes with the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of climate change and mounting political and economic stresses and shocks.
The report recommends bolstering support to vital sectors that children and their families rely on and investing in child-centric economic and social policies.
The future of all children in South Asia and the economic security of the nations in which they live depends on governments addressing these needs urgently, placing children at the heart of economic and social policy and investing in responding accordingly.
