Protection of Children During COVID-19 Pandemic - Children and Alternative Care Immediate Response Measures

Pages
13pp
Date published
01 Apr 2020
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Children & youth, Epidemics & pandemics, Protection, COVID-19

The aim of this Technical Note is to support child protection practitioners and government officials in their immediate response to the child protection concerns faced by children who are at risk of separation or in alternative care during COVID-19 pandemic. It has been developed by an Inter-agency Task Force of practitioners specialized in child protection and care and builds on the Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic developed by The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and is based on international standards and practice relating to the care and protection of children.

Authors: 
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action