Listen to children’s experiences of COVID-19 - UNICEF
In commemoration of World Children’s Day on November 20, UNICEF is amplifying the voices of many Filipino children experiencing various threats to the fulfilment of their rights and urges the Philippine government and society to listen to their concerns. This year’s anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world, takes place during one of the most challenging moments for the fulfilment of children’s rights in the Philippines. The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with a threatening typhoon season, have upended thousands of children’s lives and has left many more children uncertain about their future. Children face a trifecta of threats: direct consequences of the disease itself, interruption in essential services and increasing poverty and inequality. A UNICEF report, Averting a Lost COVID Generation, reveals data from different countries of the dire and growing consequences for children as the pandemic drags on. Childre
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