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Currently, as COVID-19 spreads across the world, an unprecedented 76.7 million people are living as refugees, or have been displaced inside their countries. Some 131 of the countries affected by COVID-19 have sizeable refugee populations and more than 80% of refugees are hosted in low- and middle-income countries including Uganda, Sudan, Pakistan and Turkey, with health systems that are ill-equipped to manage significant outbreaks. Refugee and IDP camps are mostly chronically overcrowded and measures to avoid community transmission of the virus, such as physical distancing and frequent handwashing, are difficult to implement. The absence of basic amenities, such as clean running water and soap, insufficient medical personnel, and poor access to health information, let alone access to masks, will make avoiding infection virtually impossible. Also, in many host countries, refugees’ entitlement to healthcare and social protection systems are restricted or non-existent, which increases their vulnerability even further.
AUTHOR(S) Nicole Petrowski; Claudia Cappa; Andrea Pereira (et al.)
Many of the measures taken by countries to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in disruptions to child protection services. Despite this, many countries have worked to ensure that child helplines remain operational, making such mechanisms even more critical for reporting and referring cases of violence and for providing support to victims. The purpose of this paper is to document what has occurred, and been reported, to child helplines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AUTHOR(S) Minakshi Dahal; Pratik Khanal; Sajana Maharjan (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Vanessa Currie; Laura H.V. Wright; Helen Veitch (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Sarah Y. Vinson; Randee J. Waldman
The economic impact of public health measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is having a devastating effect on communities affected by conflict and displacement. Compounding numerous existing crises and challenges, Covid-19 related travel restrictions, the closure of markets and businesses, and the general economic downturn are causing these communities to lose work and income. This, in turn, makes it even harder for them to feed their families, keep a roof over their heads, and send their children to school. This report is based on a survey of 1,400 people affected by conflict and displacement in eight countries, and more detailed surveys and needs assessment in a total of 14 countries.
AUTHOR(S) Nicole Dulieu; Melissa Burgess; Chiara Orlassino (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Daniela Ritz; Georgina O’Hare; Melissa Burgess (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Ana M. Greco; Noemí Pereda; Georgina Guilera
AUTHOR(S) Jacqueline Singer; David Brodzinsky
AUTHOR(S) Melissa Kimber; Jill R. McTavish; Meredith Vanstone (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Ananya Mahapatra; Prerna Sharma
AUTHOR(S) Mark L. Kovler; Susan Ziegfeld; Leticia M. Ryan (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Ruth Swanwick; Alexander M. Oppong; Yaw N. Offei (et al.)
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