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“In addition to the declaration of ten human rights treaty bodies, the Committee further urges States to respect the rights of the child in taking measures to tackle the public health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Read the full position statement by the United Nations Human Rights (UNHR), Office of the High Commissioner (08 April 2020).
“In many parts of the world, children, parents, teachers, healthcare workers and other members of the community do not have access to basic handwashing facilities at home, in healthcare facilities, schools or elsewhere.”
Read the full statement by UNICEF (13 March 2020).
“And I ask everyone, everywhere, to stand up against hate, treat each other with dignity and take every opportunity to spread kindness.”
Watch the video by António Guterres (United Nations Secretary-General) who an appeal to the global community (07 May 2020).
Transcript included.
“UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of hate speech that has risen alongside the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Read the full news story by UN News (08 May 2020). Video presentation included.
“Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus are putting victims of human trafficking at risk of further exploitation, while organized crime networks could further profit from the pandemic, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Read the full news story by UN News (06 May 2020).
“As UNHCR and UNICEF, we are committed to do more — and better — in this crisis and beyond for refugee children, their families and communities, and those who host them.”
Read the joint statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (20 April 2020).
“To the children living through these waking nightmares, a ceasefire could mean the difference between life and death.”
Read the position statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore.
Read the appeal issued on 23 March 2020, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against COVID-19: the common enemy that is now threatening all of humankind.
Includes podcast.
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