Towards comprehensive guidance for states in the African region to respond to children’s rights in emergencies, disasters and pandemics
Abstract
The covid-19 pandemic spread has it impacted health systems, economies and
communities across the African continent. It has also exacerbated risks already faced
by children: limiting access to education, reducing protection from sexual and genderbased violence, harmful traditional and cultural practices including child, early or
forced marriage (cefm), female genital-mutilation (fgm); and further limiting access
to reproductive services and food insecurity. This article illustrates that because
demonstrably different considerations arise by comparison to children’s experiences
in the global north, it would be a valuable contribution for the African Committee of
Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child to develop a General Comment on state
responses to upholding children’s rights in the context of epidemics, pandemics and
emergencies, tailored to the specificities of the region.
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa: A resource book
Khoza, Sibonile (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2007)Socio-economic rights are those rights that give people access to certain basic needs necessary for human beings to lead a dignified life. Government and, in certain circumstances, private individuals and bodies, can be ... -
The approaches of the African Commission to the right to health under the African Charter
Durojaye, Ebenezer (Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, 2013)In 2012 the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights celebrated its 25 years of existence. The Commission was established pursuant to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, which came into force in 1986. ... -
Dawn of a new decade? The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Wakefield, Lorenzo; Assim, Usang Maria (Juta, 2011)The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child took place at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November 2010 and March 2011, ...