Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic (v.2)

The Alliance has now produced a version 2 of the technical note on the protection of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Aim of this brief: To support child protection practitioners and policy makers in putting the child’s safety and well-being at the centre of their COVID-19 pandemic response.

• Part 1, structured around the CPMS, discusses children’s specific protection needs in the context of COVID-19 and highlights the secondary risks that result from the public health prevention and control measures put in place by governments. 
• Part 2 outlines response and recovery options for those responding to CP issues in different sectors in line with the 2019 Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) and the Guidance Note: Protection of Children During Infectious Disease Outbreaks. 
• Part 3 contains links to the Annexes of this Technical Note.
• Part 4 presents links to recommended resources relevant to COVID-19 including education in emergencies; mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS); and child-friendly materials. 
• Part 5 includes a dedicated feedback form and a case study submission form.

For a brief summary, click here.

For the corresponding webinar on this Technical Note, click here.

Annexes to this technical note include:

• Children, Isolation and Quarantine: Preventing Family Separation and Other Child Protection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Social Protection and Child Protection: Working Together to Protect Children from the Impacts of COVID-19 and Beyond
• Guidance for Alternative Care Provision During COVID-19
• Weighing up the Risk: School Closure and Reopening Under COVID-19-When, Why, and What Impacts?
• Technical Note: Adaptation of Child Protection Case Management to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Technical Note: Child Helplines and the Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Key Messages and Considerations for Programming for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups
• Working with Communities to Keep Children Safe 
• Technical Note: COVID-19 and Child Labour
• COVID 19: Protecting Children from Violence, Abuse and Neglect in the Home
• Social Service Workforce Safety and Wellness during the COVID-19 Response: Recommended Actions
• Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Children and Alternative Care
• Technical Note: COVID-19 and Children Deprived of their Liberty
• Advocacy Brief: Prioritizing the Safety of Children Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Advocacy Messages for Child Protection Actors: Prioritizing Child Protection in COVID-19 Response Plans

The webinars recordings related to this series of technical notes can be found here. For upcoming webinars, try here.

For more information, please consult these resource hubs on or related to child protection and COVID-19.

Disclaimer to Technical Note, Version 1: The suggested citation's date is March 2020 and not March 2019.