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

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBouah, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorSloth-Nielsen, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-28T13:12:20Z
dc.date.available2021-09-28T13:12:20Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBouah, 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/10.1163/15718182-29020002en_US
dc.identifier.issn09275568
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-29020002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6837
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBrill Nijhoffen_US
dc.subjectRight to nutritionen_US
dc.subjectRight to healthen_US
dc.subjectChild protectionen_US
dc.subjectRight to educationen_US
dc.subjectChildren’s rightsen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Childen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.titleTowards comprehensive guidance for states in the African region to respond to children’s rights in emergencies, disasters and pandemicsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
[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
Size:
287.14 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Research Articles (Public Law and Jurisprudence)