Towards comprehensive guidance for states in the African region to respond to children’s rights in emergencies, disasters and pandemics
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2021
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Brill Nijhoff
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.
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Right to nutrition, Right to health, Child protection, Right to education, Children’s rights, Africa, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, COVID-19
Citation
Bouah, N., & Sloth-Nielsen, J. (2021). Towards comprehensive guidance for states in the African Region to respond to children’s rights in emergencies, disasters and pandemics. International Journal of Children’s Rights, 29(2), 447–474. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-29020002