Protecting families from the economic impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on hundreds of millions of people across the globe. But it is children and their families who are being hit hardest by the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Before COVID-19, children were twice as likely as adults to be living in extreme poverty. Now, the number of children living below…, Sierra Leone, Isatu está sentada con su hijo Roy en un mercado de Freetown, Sierra Leona. Isatu está sentada con su hijo Roy en un mercado de Freetown, Sierra Leona. Even before the pandemic, 66 per cent of Sierra Leone’s children were living in poverty. Now, with millions of families’ finances even more precarious, children are at an even greater risk of…, Thailand, Tukta, a la derecha, junto a su familia. Tukta, a la derecha, junto a su familia. Thailand is working hard to control the spread of COVID-19, but it is already clear that the economic and social impact on the country’s most vulnerable families is severe. With the Thai economy projected to shrink by close to 8 per cent this year, UNICEF and…, Sri Lanka, La familia de Wasana juega al aire libre en Colombo, Sri Lanka. La familia de Wasana juega al aire libre en Colombo, Sri Lanka. Before the pandemic, Wasana and her family lived a relatively comfortable middle-class life in Colombo. But a stringent curfew aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus turned the small family’s import business –…, Madagascar, Emilie, que es parapléjica, entra con ayuda a una tienda de Antananarivo, Madagascar. Emilie, que es parapléjica, entra con ayuda a una tienda de Antananarivo, Madagascar. More than two thirds of children in Madagascar live in what is known as multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or safe…, Guatemala, Telma cose mascarillas utilizando un patrón que se descargó de internet, en Guatemala. Telma cose mascarillas utilizando un patrón que se descargó de internet, en Guatemala. The strict lockdown in Guatemala was particularly devastating for the roughly 60 per cent of the population already living in poverty. Telma was one of the many parents who…, Tajikistan, Una mujer sostiene a un niño pequeño en Tayikistán. Una mujer sostiene a un niño pequeño en Tayikistán. As one of the most remittance-dependent economies in the world, Tajikistan has been hit particularly hard by the global crisis. A World Bank report in July found that some 40 per cent of families in the country reported reducing their food…
