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    Towards comprehensive guidance for states in the African region to respond to children’s rights in emergencies, disasters and pandemics

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    [15718182 - The International Journal of Children's Rights] Towards Comprehensive Guidance for States in the African Region to respond to Children’s Rights in Emergencies, Disasters and Pandemics.pdf (287.1Kb)
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    2021
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    Bouah, Nicole
    Sloth-Nielsen, Julia
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    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.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6837
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