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UNICEF GLOBAL COVID-19 Situation Report No. 6 15-28 May 2020

UNICEF GLOBAL

COVID-19

SITUATION An additional 15 million cases Of gender-based violence projected for every three months of lockdown1

Up to 85 million More girls and boys worldwide may be exposed to physical, sexual and/or emotional violence over the next three months.2

1 in 10 adolescent girls Had been subjected to forced sexual intercourse or other forced sexual acts at some point in their lives prior to Covid-19.

50 million people could be forced into extreme poverty Leading to a likely increase in the prevalence of child labor.

HIGHLIGHTS

• During the reporting period, over 2.9 billion people have been reached with COVID-19 messaging, including in crisis affected countries. Given UNICEF’s leadership of the RCCE pillar of the COVID-19 response, special attention has been given to integrating GBV messages in RCCE efforts.

• In collaboration with Safe to Learn partners, UNICEF contributed to recommendations to prevent and respond to violence against children in all learning environments during COVID-19 pandemic. This was complemented with advocacy messages: "Reopening Schools Safely: Recommendations for Building Back Better by Integrating Violence Against Children Prevention and Response”.

• Over 44.7 million children, parents and/or caregivers have been reached with community based mental health and psychosocial support. In the first seven weeks since the lockdown began, UNICEF has been central to the delivery of multi-agency positive parenting resources to 38 million families in over 90 languages.

1 https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2020/05/highlights-covid-19-magnifying-worlds-inequities/ 2 https://www.wvi.org/sites/default/files/2020-05/Aftershocks%20FINAL%20VERSION_0.pdf

PILLAR IN FOCUS: CHILD PROTECTION/GBV

Countries reporting child protection interventions as part of COVID-19

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FUNDING OVERVIEW AND PARTNERSHIPS

As of end of May, UNICEF has received US$369 million in generous contributions from the public and private sectors. The top contributors to the COVID-19 response are the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), Global Partnership for Education, the World Bank, the Government of Japan, the United States of America, Government of Germany, Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), Gavi, the US Fund for UNICEF, and COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Of the funds made available, UNICEF received $22 million in fully flexible funding for the COVID-19 humanitarian appeal. These flexible funds allow UNICEF to respond to the COVID-19 emergency rapidly and strategically which has helped support the response in over 35 countries and provide essential technical support from regional and global levels. Most (59%) of the HAC funds utilized to date have been utilized to procure supplies and commodities for transfer to health authorities, CSOs, and other partners. Twenty per cent of the utilized HAC funds were transferred to CSO (11%) and Government partners (9%). UNICEF is making use of much-needed simplification/flexibility to amend some of the 2,000 partnership agreements already active when the pandemic struck. These partnership agreements were signed prior to the launch of the HAC Appeal and thus may or may not be funded by HAC funds, but are being reprogrammed as necessary in view of the COVID context. For information on the funding status of the US$1.6 billion UNICEF appeal, visit: www.unicef.org/coronavirus/donors-and-partners

SITUATION OVERVIEW AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods and threatening advances in health and global development. As of 3 June 2020, there have been over 6.28 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with 379, 941 deaths reported, including among children3.

A number of countries have reported sharp increases in COVID-19 cases. South Korea experienced a spike in new COVID-19 cases, while cases increased significantly in Sweden, India, Russia and Bangladesh, as well as the LAC and MENA regions. Migrant and displaced children are at disproportionate risk. Coronavirus has reached Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camp, where close to one million Rohingya refugees reside. In Yemen, reports suggest that the spread of the COVID-19 virus could infect half of Yemen’s population due in part to already existing vulnerability.

In several contexts where UNICEF operates, persisting access challenges and violence continues to hamper the movement of humanitarian personnel and endanger their safety. In South Sudan and Somalia, violent conflicts have led to displacement and the killing of humanitarian actors. Due to stigmatization around COVID-19 response, staff in Yemen have faced harassment or detention; convoys and missions have been subjected to delays and searches; and vehicles have been expropriated. In other countries, restrictions imposed on domestic travel are impacting the movement of UNICEF and partners, limiting the ability to implement and monitor programmes. Other operational challenges include the shortage of fuel, suspension of third- party monitoring and remote monitoring of activities, and lack of PPE for humanitarian and health personnel. Despite these challenges, UNICEF and other agencies continue to scale up operations to reach millions children with life-saving interventions.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create significant additional pressure on already overburdened social and health service delivery systems and exacerbating the vulnerabilities of affected populations. The UN and the GAVI vaccine alliance reports that 80 million children in at least 68 countries may be at risk of diphtheria, measles and polio due to disruptions in supply chains and immunization infrastructure. Countries continued to report significant disruptions in health and nutrition services, including immunization, routine visits for growth monitoring, antenatal, delivery and post-natal care for pregnant women, and community-based health service delivery.

3 Based on WHO Situation Report 135; accessed 4 June.

$369M

$1251M

Funding Status (US$)

Available Funding Funding gap

Requirement$1.6Bn

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Nearly 1.19 billion students in 150 countries remain affected by school closures4. Vulnerable and hard to reach children are in particular danger of dropping out of the education system. Rising malnutrition is expected as 369 million children across 143 countries who normally rely on school meals for a source of daily nutrition must now look to other sources and an additional 9.4 million children could become wasted. In addition, an estimated 3 billion people worldwide lack access to safe and readily available soap and water at home, while 900 million children lack soap and water at their school 5 . Two out of five people in Sub-Saharan Africa have no handwashing facility at all. Almost 900 million people globally have no water service at their health care facility. In least developed countries, nearly half of the health care facilities do not have basic water.

The COVID context is increasing risk factors that drive the regularity, intensity, and frequency of violence against children and women. UNFPA projections show that for every three months of lockdown, there will be an additional 15 million cases of gender-based violence.6 France has reported a 30 per cent increase in domestic violence since the introduction of lockdown measures7. Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Brazil and China have reported similar figures. In Zimbabwe, the number of calls received through a UNICEF-supported 24/7 helpline has tripled compared to the situation before COVID-19. In Botswana, a safe home reported that its occupancy had tripled in the first two weeks of lockdown, while in Mexico, emergency calls for incidents such as sexual abuse, sexual harassment, rape, intimate partner violence and family violence have increased 28% compared to January 2020. Calls to shelters reporting gender-based violence have increased between 60% and 80%.8

A World Vision report estimates that violence against children could increase by between 20% and 32%. This could mean up to 85 million more girls and boys worldwide may be exposed to physical, sexual and/ or emotional violence over the next three months as a result of COVID-19 quarantine.9 Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual exploitation and abuse. Prior to COVID-19, about 1 in 10 adolescent girls had been subjected to forced sexual intercourse or other forced sexual acts at some point in their lives. One out of three adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide (84 million) had been the victims of any emotional, physical or sexual violence committed by their husbands or partners at some point in their lives10. Three out of four young children globally regularly experience violent discipline; and one out of four young children live with a mother who is subject to intimate partner violence.

The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to have economic and fiscal impacts. The World Bank predicts that COVID-19 could force 50 million people into extreme poverty. This is also due to a predicted 20% decline of remittances sent to developing countries. As global poverty rises, so too will the prevalence of child labor. Increased parental mortality due to COVID-19 will force children into child labor, including the worst forms such as work that harms the health and safety of children.

HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP, COORDINATION AND STRATEGY

UNICEF is working closely with partners at global, regional and country levels to reduce transmission and mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, including with national authorities, UN agencies and other partners, including WHO, International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), national Centers for Disease Control (CDCs), NGO partners and the private sector.

UNICEF activated its L3 Scale Up protocol for a period of 6 months, in line with the IASC system-wide activation. The UNICEF Executive Director regularly attends the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Principals meetings and the SG’s Executive Committee meetings – being the key forums for top level UN and inter-agency humanitarian system decision making in the overall COVID-19 response. Under the auspices of the Executive Committee, UNICEF also actively contributed to the SG’s Report on the UN’s COVID Response which maps out the UN’s approach to the medium- and long-term development challenges caused by the outbreak.

In addition, UNICEF works with partners to ensure the needs of children and pregnant women are included in the guidance, response plans and country-level implementation. UNICEF’s work contributes to both outbreak control and the collateral impacts of the outbreak including to ensure continuity of essential social services for

4 https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse 5 https://washdata.org/; accessed 28 May 2020 6 https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2020/05/highlights-covid-19-magnifying-worlds-inequities/ 7 https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/28/domestic-violence-cases-jump-30-during-lockdown-in-france 8 UNICEF Mexico, ‘Urge reforzar la protección de niñas, niños y adolescentes en México ante el incremento de la violencia contra la infancia’, 15 May 2020, <https://www.unicef.org/mexico/comunicados-prensa/unicef-urge-reforzar-la-protecci%C3%B3n-de-ni%C3%B1as-ni%C3%B1os-y-adolescentes-en-m%C3%A9xico-ante>. 9 https://www.wvi.org/sites/default/files/2020-05/Aftershocks%20FINAL%20VERSION_0.pdf 10 UNICEF Hidden in Plain Sight

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children, women, and vulnerable populations in COVID-19 affected areas. UNICEF participates as an active member of the following coordination mechanisms:

Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Emergency Director Group

The group is leading coordination in countries affected by humanitarian crises through the cluster system. UNICEF leads on the Nutrition, WASH, Education Clusters and Child Protection Area of Responsibility (AoR). UNICEF is also a key partner in the Health Cluster and Gender Based Violence AoR ensuring that children’s needs are represented, planned and accounted for.

WHO Incident Management Support Team (IMST)

The WHO response to COVID-19 is coordinated through a global and regional IMST. UNICEF HQ is integrated into the IMST structure at global and regional levels. UNICEF is co-leading the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) pillar with WHO and UNICEF and is part of the IMST strategic partner coordination mechanism. UNICEF is also represented through its technical experts in the WHO experts’ groups developing technical guidance for Case Management, Infection Prevention and Control, continuity of essential health services and data and analytics, with a specific role in leading on the (operational) Global Social Science Analysis Cell. As a steering committee member and one of its major operational partners, UNICEF also coordinates with public health partners through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), hosted by WHO.

COVID Supply Chain System

UNICEF is represented at all the three levels of the WHO-led ‘COVID Supply Chain System (CSCS) governance system:

o High Level Task Force - co-chaired by WHO and WFP - provide strategic directions

o Purchasing Consortia and its technical subgroups - PPE led by UNICEF, diagnostics and biomedical equipment, both led by WHO

o Control Tower - led by WHO and WFP - allocation and distribution

A UNICEF “Geneva-operated” supply cell (housed at the WHO-HQ) was established to support the CSCS and work closely with the different levels of the governance system. UNICEF also plays a key role in the ACT accelerator, A Global Collaboration to Accelerate the Development, Production and Equitable Access to New COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.

The UN Crisis Management Team (CMT)

UNICEF is a member of the CMT hosted by the United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre (UNOCC). UNICEF co-leads 2 of the 10 areas of work: social impact (DCO/UNICEF) and impact on critical supply chain and goods (WHO/WFP/UNICEF). At country level, UNICEF engages through UN country coordination mechanisms (led by UN Resident Coordinators - RCs) to ensure a coordinated public health response as well as continuity of essential services and mitigation of social and economic impacts, including for health, WASH, education, nutrition and child protection.

COVID-19 ACT-Accelerator Initiative

ACT-Accelerator refers to the overarching initiative aimed at developing and accelerating access to COVID tools (diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines) to stop the COVID19 pandemic. The initiative’s creation was primarily driven by the European Commission (EC), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), WHO and Welcome Trust – although founding members also include CEPI, Gavi, Global Fund, UNITAID, and the World Bank. The ACT Accelerator initiative includes three ‘partnerships’ (also sometimes called “pillars”) each of which is focused on one of the key tools to prevent, treat or diagnose COVID19. A fourth cross-cutting health systems pillar/partnership to invest in health system needs for introducing and scaling these tools. UNICEF is part of global stewardship council and is part of the various pillars.


SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMME RESPONSE

Strategic priority 1: Public health response to reduce novel coronavirus transmission and mortality

Since the start of the outbreak, UNICEF has shipped more than 7.6 million gloves, 4.5 million surgical masks, 1.1 million N95 respirators, 566,770 gowns, 351,488 goggles, 318,239 face shields, 482 oxygen sets and 257,776 diagnostic tests for COVID-19, in support of 87 countries as they respond to the pandemic. In view of meeting the demand expected for the months of June to August, UNICEF has managed to secure availability from suppliers for key products, such as 218 million surgical masks, 15.9 million N95 respirators, 7.1 million coveralls, 12.7 million surgical gowns, 1.9 million goggles, 22 million face shields, 52,000 infrared thermometers, 9,400 oxygen concentrators sets and 3.6 million diagnostic tests for COVID-19. UNICEF has invested $306 million in securing these supplies.

Over 2.9 billion people have been reached with COVID-19 messaging, including migrant and refugee populations. UNICEF hosted the 4th RCCE lessons learned webinar series to inform RCCE action. Given UNICEF’s leadership of the RCCE pillar of the COVID-19 response, special attention has been given to integrating GBV messages in risk communication and community engagement efforts. More than 42 countries have scaled up PSEA as part of their COVID-19 response. This includes working to put in place safe and accessible channels for children and adults to report sexual exploitation and abuse and strengthening referrals for services in accordance with GBV and CP referral pathways. Over four million children and adults have access to a safe and accessible channel to report sexual exploitation and abuse.

Strategic priority 2: Continuity of health, HIV, nutrition, education, WASH, child protection, gender-based violence, social protection and other social services; assessing and responding to the immediate socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 response

UNICEF continued to provide critical health, nutrition, education and social services and supplies, including on gender-based violence and child protection services. Over 231,000 children without parental or family care have been provided with appropriate alternative care arrangements; and 44.7 million children, parents and primary caregivers have been provided with community based mental health and psychosocial support. In the first seven weeks since the lockdown began, UNICEF has been central to the delivery of multi-agency positive parenting resources to 38 million families in over 90 languages.

UNICEF is prioritizing access to, and continuity of GBV care services for survivors while mitigating GBV risks for women and girls and other vulnerable groups. This includes adapting and expanding GBV case management, including psychosocial support, for survivors; and exploring creative digital solutions to overcome the barriers girls and women face in accessing GBV information and services within the context of COVID-19, including strengthening remote engagement with local women’s organizations. Over 20,000 UNICEF and partners’ personnel have completed training on GBV risk mitigation and referrals for survivors. UNICEF issued COVID-19 specific guidance for confidential remote case management using Primero11, as well as convened a special meeting to address issues related to COVID-19 digital case management.

In collaboration with Safe to Learn partners, UNICEF published recommendations to prevent and respond to violence against children in all learning environments during COVID-19 pandemic. This was complemented with advocacy messages: "Reopening Schools Safely: Recommendations for Building Back Better by Integrating Violence Against Children Prevention and Response”. UNICEF also developed a set of tips targeting parents on how to protect their children from online risks and harms during COVID-19. UNICEF is supporting Child Helpline International to adapt and strengthen national helplines to respond to child protection concerns in the context of COVID-19.

UNICEF is advocating for the halt of detention of new cases and is encouraging the coordinated safe and rapid release of children in illegal preventive detention, children in immigration detention, and children who completed the time of their sentencing and are still in detention. For example, across WCAR, hundreds of children have now been released or are in the process of being released with the support of UNICEF, including in DRC (203 children released), Guinea (28 children), and Chad (72 children).

UNICEF launched a series of guidelines to ensure the continuation of nutrition services during the pandemic, including the regional publication Ensuring Continuity of Nutrition Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Eastern and Southern Africa, in collaboration with the Global Technical Assistance Mechanism for Nutrition:

11 Primero is the information management system that UNICEF and partners use for GBV and Child Protection case management


Early Detection and Management of Infant and Child Wasting; and Stepping up Effective School Health and Nutrition, in partnership with FAO, UNESCO, the World Bank Group, WFP, WHO and others.

Building on the momentum of World Immunization Week, UNICEF joined the GAVI alliance and WHO to advocate for the need to protect critical supply chains and immunization infrastructure. A global release with data on the risk of an additional 86 million children falling into poverty this year was accompanied with a global call for governments to expand social protection measures, promote affordable childcare and for IFIs to protect social protection budgets for families in poverty.


East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Korea DPR, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Viet Nam

SITUATION OVERVIEW & HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

The number of new COVID-19 cases in East Asia and Pacific has slowed in recent weeks, however the impact that the pandemic is having on children remains high. To date, 202,853 positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the region, with 8,408 deaths. Among these, Indonesia and Philippines are among the worst affected. The consequences of lockdowns, including economic impacts for families, have adversely affected the wellbeing of children and young people, including an increased risk of school dropout, violence, gender-based violence (GBV), exploitation, abuse and neglect. In Lao PDR, UNICEF has noted a slight increase in reported cases of domestic violence and sexual abuse of children. Meanwhile, in the Philippines the Department of Justice-Office of Cybercrime reported that there has been a 264% increase in the number of reported online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the country during the lockdown. School closures have affected 325 million children in the region. Earlier this month, some schools in China, Viet Nam, Papua New Guinea, several Pacific Islands and Lao PDR began cautiously reopening. So far, 108 million children in China and 21 million in Viet Nam are reportedly back in school. For children not yet returning to school, online lessons and distance learning continue, but remain a challenge in remote areas due to limited internet access.

PROGRAMME RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS

UNICEF’s approach in the region is a combination of providing critical guidance and technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of the health system and health personnel and direct service delivery, for instance by installing handwashing stations in health facilities, schools and communities and the provision of critical medical, PPE and WASH supplies. To mitigate the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, UNICEF supports governments in the region with facilities for continued learning and provides technical assistance for continued health and child protection services. UNICEF harnesses its social and traditional media assets to reach people with accurate information and prevention messaging as well as to engage with children, adolescents and their caregivers, in particular the large migrant populations of migrant families in the region.


Myanmar: UNICEF worked with government, UN and NGO partners to develop guidelines on safely delivering child protection case management services during COVID-19 and a GBV referral pathway and provided online coaching and training to over 200 front line Government and 149 child protection workers. In addition to the mental health and psychosocial support helpline established for children, recognizing the increased stress on front line personnel, UNICEF supported the establishment of a ‘Self-Care’ helpline for health and social welfare workers. UNICEF ensured safeguarding of boys and girls in quarantine through the development of bilingual guidelines on care and protection of children and the training of quarantine facility staff on psychosocial support and the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA). PSEA training has also been delivered online to over 1,600 civil society organization staff in the local Myanmar language and to 158 government officials, with the Inter-agency Network on PSEA. UNICEF supported the continuation of court services for children’s cases, supported the reintegration of over 300 children released from detention, issued a fact sheet and poster on the rights and duties of adolescents in conflict with the law, and successfully advocated for the diversion of over 25 children arrested for violating curfew, as well as securing a commitment that children will no longer be prosecuted and detained for breaching immigration law.

Philippines: UNICEF launched a webinar series for social workers and community service providers, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Philippine Red Cross, to support continued delivery of child protection and GBV services during containment measures. To date, 6,137 participants have completed three of five modules on GBV, PSEA, VAC and case management. UNICEF is collaborating with the Child Protection Network and the Department of Health to facilitate access to multi-disciplinary child protection services in two locations. With Parenting for Lifelong Health, Ateno de Manila and DSWD, UNICEF is supporting the development of structured parenting modules for 4Ps beneficiaries using online and offline methodologies. Recognizing the vulnerability of children in conflict with the law, UNICEF supported the Government to develop a circular specifying that children’s rights, including those living and working on the street, must be protected during quarantine and that children should not be detained for violating curfew. UNICEF successfully advocated for continued access to legal representatives and family members for detained children.

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Europe and Central Asia

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. UNICEF is also present in Italy and Greece, supporting refugee and migrant populations.


The overall number of confirmed cases continued to rise, with significant numbers noted in Turkey, Belarus and Ukraine. Economic slowdown from the prolonged containment has reduced employment and livelihood opportunities, especially for vulnerable, marginalized households, impeding them from covering basic needs and increasing risks of violence, exploitation and neglect. The pandemic has also exacerbated vulnerability of children due to disruption or reduction of critical family support and child protection services. For example, most families caring for children with disabilities who benefited from home-based support, or day care, have had services interrupted. The important role of social workers and outreach professionals has also been compromised, making it harder for them to access existing caseloads of children and families, hard-to-reach families and children in residential or foster care. The outbreak has also further exacerbated vulnerabilities of migrant and refugee populations, including suspension of formal asylum processes, significantly reducing referrals to social work, GBV and SRH services. Because of economic hardship, refugee and migrant boys, girls and women are facing increased risk of sexual violence and exploitation, trafficking and of children resorting to harmful coping strategies like child labor, drugs, alcohol and attempted suicide. Thanks to continued advocacy and support provided by UNICEF, IOM, UNHCR and other actors to member states, several EU Member States are relocating refugee children out of harm’s way from the Greek islands to Luxemburg (12), Germany (55), UK (47) and Switzerland (23), with further countries having announced to follow suit, including Finland (130, including 100 UASC), Portugal (up to 500) and France (750, including 350 UASC).


UNICEF’s response includes provision of protective, life-saving water and hygiene supplies; RCCE on infection prevention and safety, using social/multimedia, and recognizing young people as key conveyors; continuation of education through distance learning; mental health, psychosocial assistance and GBV prevention; and social protection programming. UNICEF is supporting government and partners to prioritize child protection and prevention services, including GBV, for the most vulnerable children and women. This includes deploying online outreach approaches to reach vulnerable families with case management, stress counselling and psychosocial support. UNICEF is helping re-tool approaches to child protection and GBV case management, using online platforms to quickly and effectively address emerging needs of particularly vulnerable girls, boys and women. Risk communication and community engagement has shifted to social media, with violence against children and GBV related messages integrated across communication efforts. Thousands of social workers and psychosocial counsellors, many attached to helplines, have been trained (remotely) to support children and parents better cope with stress and anxiety, identify risks, make referrals and follow up as needed.


Georgia: In partnership with the Public Broadcaster, specialized education programs for parents with children with disabilities are being televised twice a week. A special Child Hotline was also launched, enabling children and their families fast-track access to enhanced public services including: cash benefits; social and health programmes; prevention and referral services for child victims of violence; equipment and assistive technology and housing and home adaptation. UNICEF is also supporting government agencies to provide comprehensive support to child protection cases, including individual and group psychosocial support sessions to children and their caregivers in state care (foster care, small group homes, and institutions). Further support is being provided to enable social workers of the State Care Agency and Justice Sector (probation, penitentiary) to provide quality services during the COVID outbreak. Guidelines for religious leaders to prevent violence against children were developed and are being shared with Orthodox, Muslim and Lutheran communities.

Italy: In partnership with Freeda, an editorial company dedicated to young women and girls, a communication campaign was undertaken to disseminate the national hotline number and a special app dedicated to GBV survivors. The campaign was undertaken in five languages, with a special focus on mitigating the impact of the outbreak on migrant and refugee women and girls, with over 72,700 users reached.


Eastern and Southern Africa

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe


The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to steadily increase in ESAR. South Africa has the highest caseload and represents roughly 75 per cent of all cases in the region, followed by Somalia, Kenya and Zambia. There is an increasing number of reported infections among healthcare workers, including in South Africa and Zambia. While many countries in the region have restricted movement in and out of the country and upheld lockdowns in an attempt to control caseloads, this has resulted in socioeconomic, educational, nutritional and protection concerns for the most vulnerable. GBV and child helplines are reporting a significant increase in calls. In Zimbabwe, the number of calls received through a UNICEF-supported 24/7 helpline has tripled compared to the situation before COVID-19 and in South Africa, calls received through child helpline in April 2020 had almost doubled compared to 2019. The top three categories of issues reported were related to 1) requests for information about services (food parcels, grants, etc.); 2) concerns about physical health; and 3) reports of abuse at home/in the community. In Botswana, a safe home reported that its occupancy had tripled in the first two weeks of lockdown while in Somalia, 23 per cent of 35 partners reached through a CP AoR survey reported that school closures had exposed girls to increased risk of GBV and VAC due to additional domestic tasks like collecting water, cooking and fetching firewood. In most countries, the fact that CP/GBV services are not included in the list of essential services, combined with limited access to telecommunication and lockdown measures, significantly increases the lack of access to services for the whole population, including vulnerable women and children.


In response to increased risks of gender-based violence, UNICEF developed a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Children (VAC) U-Report poll to communicate with adolescents and young people. Over 89,000 U-Reporters were reached through a poll launched in Uganda, Malawi and Burundi in April and May 2020, an initiative that contributed to strengthening awareness on GBV risks and to disseminate information on available GBV services. The poll’s results in the three countries confirmed limited awareness on the fact that COVID-19 disproportionally affects women and girls, due to an increased burden of care, domestic work and due to school closure. U-Reporters also discovered that most caregivers, including those working in the health and social services, were women. In addition, most respondents in Malawi and Uganda assumed that COVID-19 prevented any access to GBV services in the community. These results point out the need to scale up 1) the dissemination of information through community-based interventions; and 2) capacity building on safe and ethical referral of GBV. This information will be used to inform future programme responses to protect vulnerable women and children.


Ethiopia: As of 2 April, 3,346 migrants (including children) were returned from the Gulf States to Ethiopia, and the country received 2,775 migrants through its land borders. UNICEF, working with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, the Federal Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth, increased efforts to support the government on case management of returned children. Between 02 April and 27 May, 1,405 child migrant returnees (954 boys and 451 girls) were reached with registration, vulnerability assessments, family tracing and reunification and basic counselling support services. The national child protection case management framework and working modalities for social service workforce were also adapted to the COVID-19 situation. A total of 58 social workers benefited from UNICEF remote training on case management in the context of COVID-19.

Somalia: UNICEF and partners have come up with innovative mitigation measures for the continuous access to critical services. In situations where face-to-face engagement could safely occur in women and girls’ safe spaces, community-based socioeconomic activities were modified to develop face masks. Through a collaboration between UNICEF and 10 partners, women could still access lifesaving GBV services, while contributing to protection from COVID-19. Building on a pre-existing collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development and universities to strengthen the social workforce for child protection, UNICEF has also bolstered access to CP services and response to COVID-19 through the secondment of 235 social work students; these placements also contribute to the students’ degrees.


Latin America and the Caribbean

Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Anguilla, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)


South America - which now reports 85% of all the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region cases – has become the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO/PAHO. Confinement, loss of income, isolation, family separation, overcrowding and high levels of stress and anxiety are likely to affect the wellbeing and safety of millions. Vulnerable groups are at particular risk, including over 187,000 children living in institutions,12 street children, children on the move, adolescents in conflict with the law, women and girls. In a region with 14 countries among the 25 with the highest femicide rates globally,13 where one out of two children under 15 is subject to corporal punishment at home,14 pre-existing gender inequalities and gender-based violence (GBV) trends coupled with movement restrictions and confinement, have led to increased violence against women and children. In Mexico, for example, emergency calls for incidents such as sexual abuse, sexual harassment, rape, intimate partner violence and family violence have increased 28% compared to January 2020, while calls to shelters reporting gender-based violence have increased between 60% and 80%.15


UNICEF has joined forces with other development and humanitarian partners to advocate for the continuity of lifesaving Child Protection and GBV services. Country Offices (COs) actively support national authorities to adapt approaches including on residential-care, juvenile-justice and returned migrants. COs are also engaged in GBV and domestic violence prevention through various communication platforms. In addition, UNICEF has provided critical PPE and WASH supplies to institutions providing child protection services. Most COs provide remote mental health and psychosocial support to children and families, children living in institutions and adolescents in conflict with the law. Strengthening remote Child Protection and GBV services, helplines/hotlines to report cases of violence, and counselling to manage stress and frustration, are amongst key interventions supported by UNICEF throughout the region.


Dominican Republic: UNICEF supported the child protection authority (CONANI) and the Office of the General Prosecutor to develop a recommendations guide for assisting adolescents in detention centers and residential institutions, and street children. At least 313 children and young people in alternative care and 536 in detention centers have benefited from the distributed supplies. In collaboration with CONANI and the National Health Service, UNICEF is supporting the establishment of a helpline for families and adolescents to help them cope with emotions and stress due to isolation, including referrals to specialized services. UNICEF supports COVID-19 awareness actions at border points for migrants, as well as capacity building activities for authorities on protection of migrant children in the current context. UNICEF supported training activities for 100 civil servants on migration issues and 145 more on the operation of helplines.

UNICEF/ECA: The multi-country UNICEF Office of the Eastern Caribbean Area (UNICEF/ECA), in collaboration with USAID, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and PAHO, provides a free emergency Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) tele-service available for the total population of 12 Eastern Caribbean countries and territories. The service also provides high quality self-help materials through books and digital programmes, and self-assessments that can trigger professional intervention if required.

12 LUMOS, Instituto Interamericano del Niño, la Niña y Adolescentes (IIN) OAS, (Red Latinoamericana Por el Derecho a la Convivencia Familiar y Comunitaria (RELAF), ‘En nombre del Cuidado y la Protección de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes: La Institucionalización en América Latina y El Caribe’, 2020. 13 Small Arms Survey, 2016. 14 UNICEF, ‘End violence Protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse’, 2019. 15 UNICEF Mexico, ‘Urge reforzar la protección de niñas, niños y adolescentes en México ante el incremento de la violencia contra la infancia’, 15 May 2020, <https://www.unicef.org/mexico/comunicados-prensa/unicef-urge-reforzar-la-protecci%C3%B3n-de-ni%C3%B1as-ni%C3%B1os-y-adolescentes-en-m%C3%A9xico-ante>.


Middle East and North Africa

Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen


The number of reported COVID-19 cases increased almost 60% during the reporting period. Iran continued to have the highest number of registered cases, followed by in the Gulf area, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. The situation continues to be worrying in Yemen where the high case fatality rate of more than 24% might be indicative of an uncontrolled epidemic in the context of low testing activity, and to a certain degree Syria where an ongoing “silent” transmission may be taking place. Sudan is also a concern, where primary health care centers continue to operate at very limited capacity. Iraq registered an increase in the daily number of cases in the past weeks as well as a first case confirmed in an IDP camp in the north. The pandemic continues to impact on livelihoods. UNICEF and Save the Children estimate a possible increase of an additional 6 to 7 million children living in monetary poor households in MENA from the 41 million currently in this situation. In several countries, schools are preparing for final exams due to take place in June. It is expected that education institutions will reopen in September 2020. Almost half of the schools in the region do not have adequate water and sanitation facilities available for students and teachers.


Almost 180,000 children and parents/caregivers were provided with mental health and psychosocial support throughout the region - both through remote and in-person interventions - and with a focus on vulnerable populations. UNICEF continues to advocate with the different governments and authorities in the region for the release of all children in detention. About 2,800 children deprived from liberty in 13 countries of the region were released since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic. Using multiple platforms, UNICEF reached more than 177 million people in the region with RCCE messages. UNICEF reached a total of almost 6 million people across the region with critical water, sanitation and hygiene supplies including hygiene kits, while more than 40,000 healthcare workers received PPEs including gloves and masks. More than 2.3 million children and women have received essential healthcare services and 93,000 children were treated for SAM, including 40,000 during the reporting period. 1.2 million caregivers were reached with messages on breastfeeding. Support to the continuation or resumption of routine immunization continues. In Jordan, more than 80,000 refugees and host communities’ children have been vaccinated since the resumption of services, with UNICEF supporting national awareness-raising activities and the deployment of vaccination teams. UNICEF continues to support government efforts to provide remote learning, through both on-line and off-line interventions. In Iraq, UNICEF is developing a learning model for 12,600 IDP children in Ninewa and Erbil Governorates, blending home-based learning with classroom education. It includes the development of adapted curriculums, catch-up sessions, community learning-facilitation, safe schools’ protocols and trainings for teachers. PILLAR IN FOCUS: CHILD PROTECTION/GBV

Jordan: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 40,000 children and parents have been provided with mental health and psychosocial support, including in safe spaces for vulnerable refugee and host communities’ children. UNICEF, together with UNHCR, is supporting the Child and Family Helpline operated by the Jordan River Foundation (JFR) in offering confidential psychosocial support and consultations, as well as referrals to the national Family Protection Department or other case management service providers for child protection. More than 1,170 people (76 per cent children, 62 per cent female) received such assistance through the helpline, notably on cases of domestic violence, abuse, early marriage, online sexual exploitation or missing children. Almost 2,200 children received remote and in-person child protection case management support. Para-caseworkers carried-out house visits for the most serious or threatening situations and followed up with the Family Protection Department when/where necessary.

Iraq: UNICEF continues to advocate and engage with the government for the release of children in detention, especially as many are being held in confined and overcrowded spaces which are highly conducive to the spread of COVID-19. As a result, 103 children, including 22 girls, were released from detention during the reporting period, out of a total of 266 released from pre and post-trial detention since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF and partners also reached 6,436 children, half of them girls, with psychosocial support and Case Management services. Due to movement restrictions, providers are delivering remote services by phones where restrictions remain in place and in-person wherever possible. 332 girls and women received remote GBV prevention and response services, including 106 case management.


South Asia Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka


South Asia region continue to record an average of 40% increase in new cases per week. Over the past week the region reported more than 73,832 new cases to reach 274,148 confirmed cases including 6,548 deaths across the region. Nepal continue to record the highest percentage increase (100%) while India reported 45,974 new cases, Pakistan added 13,136 new cases, Bangladesh 9781 new cases, Afghanistan 3,780 new cases, Maldives 271 new cases and Sri Lanka 441 new cases. A total of 29 cases have been reported in the Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh where over a million refugees and host communities live in densely populated and overcrowded conditions. With measures such as physical distancing being virtually impossible to implement there are increasing concerns that without timely action the epidemic could quickly explode and create devastating impact on the refugees and host communities. With the onset of the monsoon and cyclone season, millions of people across the region are at risk from flash flooding, storm surges, strong gusty winds and heavy rains which will likely exacerbate the ongoing humanitarian situation. UNICEF continue to strengthen its preparedness capacity including prepositioned emergency lifesaving supplies to provide emergency WASH, nutrition, health, child protection and education services. UNICEF is concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 on continuous provision of essential health and nutrition services. UNICEF monitoring results in Bangladesh show that due to COVID-19 there is significant decrease in terms of access to immunization (58%), antenatal care (ANC) attendance (72%) and 90% reduction in SAM admission during the month of April compared to January 2020. Similarly, UNICEF Afghanistan has reported a 25-50 % decline in attendance to health services including a 40 % decrease in the admission of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in inpatient services during the month of March 2020 compared to March 2019.


UNICEF South Asia key priority for the RO/CO response plans is on the immediate measures to prevent and respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in each country focusing on the following areas; (1) risk communication and community engagement, (2) Improve Infection and Prevention Control (IPC) and provide critical medical and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) supplies, (3) Support the provision of continued access to essential health and nutrition services for women, children and vulnerable communities, including case management, (4) access to continuous education and child protection services, and promoting cash transfers to address the social impact of the epidemic. Recognizing the specific social impact on women, adolescents and children, UNICEF continue to advocate for inclusive social protection mechanism to support the most vulnerable groups. The strategy includes engagement with women leaders and organizations to reach communities, and integration of measures for Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response across sectors. Building on UNICEF country wide networks, ongoing programs and vast network of partners, UNICEF in South Asia stepped up its engagement in risk communication and community engagement relying on its know-how on hygiene promotion, social and behavior change communication and experience from polio and previous epidemics, including in this region (SARS, H1N1 etc).


Nepal: continue to support, the National Child Rights Council in monitoring the situation of children in institutions. A total of 2,499 children have been reunified with their families (16 percent of total number of children in institutional care in Nepal). UNICEF supported helplines provided psychosocial support to 543 persons - 235 females, 306 males, two third gender) through existing helplines, online platforms and one to one counselling. Guidance on psychosocial first aid in the COVID-19 situation was provided to 508 persons (172 males and 336 females). UNICEF partner TPO adapted and translated the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) briefing note on addressing mental health and (MHPSS) aspects of COVID-19 to guide psychosocial interventions. In addition, group orientation sessions on stress management and psychological first aid was provided to 1,087 persons (511 males, 500 females and 76 other gender).

Sri Lanka: UNICEF supported the government on the development of virtual psychosocial support system using counsellors. In addition, UNICEF has supported the development of Digital case management guideline to ensure coordinated care and protection services for children through virtual case management. So far 251 children have already benefited via online case management and 48 children were ensured with proper alternative care arrangements. UNICEF in partnership with Probation and Childcare Services in eastern provinces piloted the virtual children club modalities in 5 Divisional secretariats. This system provided an opportunity for children for establish their social contact, identify different challenges faced by the children due to COVID-19 and response measures and come up with their own solutions, and continue their children club activities including risk communication via virtual modalities.


West and Central Africa

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, San Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo


WCAR has registered over a 40% increase in confirmed cases since 15 May 2020, accounting for over 50 % of confirmed cases and nearly half of COVID-related deaths in Africa. According to data shared by WHO as of 19th May, 1,810 health care workers were infected by COVID-19 in 18 countries in WCAR with Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana among the countries reporting the highest numbers of infected healthcare workers. Protection risks to children related to child abuse and violence, sexual or economic exploitation, and separation from parents or caregivers are already high in West and Central Africa. Children in conflict settings, as well as the millions of children living in crowded conditions such as refugee and IDP settlements, are at particularly high risk. Just as the combined effect of school closures and economic distress is likely to force some children to drop out of school, the same combination can be expected to propel children into child labor and may contribute to child marriage and increased exposure to recruitment to armed groups in high-risk countries. Children without parental care are especially vulnerable to exploitation and other negative coping measures. Migrant children attending koranic school (talibé children) have found themselves stranded across the region due to the closures of koranic schools.


Across West and Central Africa, tens of thousands of children are sent away by their families each year to study at Koranic schools, in many cases across borders. Several countries have taken specific measures regarding this specifically vulnerable group of children during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, either by placing them in alternative care or sending them back home. In Nigeria alone, partners estimate that there are more than children affected by these circumstances. UNICEF and partners are working together to ensure child protection safeguards, and in particular the best interests of the child, are upheld. UNICEF is providing fast track case management, temporary care, psychosocial first aid support, family tracing and reunification. UNICEF is advocating for the halt on detention of new cases of detention. Across the region, hundreds of children have now been released or are in the process of being released with the support of UNICEF, including in DRC, Guinea, and Chad. The first regional analysis of community feedback, conducted by the UNICEF-led RCCE WCAR working group, revealed that rumors around the origins, transmission and treatment of the disease persist in the region, as well as stigmatization of infected people, and lack of understanding of quarantine measures, treatment and case management. Recommendations to address feedback and rumor at national level are being shared at regional and national levels. Analysis of data provided by 19 countries in WCAR clearly highlights the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immunization activities with a decrease in the number of children vaccinated in the 1st quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.


Chad: In Ndjamena, 34 children who were removed from a high-level security prison and 16 children in conflict with the law benefited from temporary care arrangements. They were provided with a package of services including family tracing, psychosocial support, medical care, access to WASH services and information on COVID-19. UNICEF supported the family reunification of 17 of these children. In addition, 65 street children, amongst them one girl, also benefited from a package of services including accommodation and access to food/meals, psychosocial support and information on COVID-19. In Lac province, 150 children who had been separated from their parents in order to study the Koran and placed under the care of a Muslim religious teacher known as a marabout, benefitted from family reunification. In addition, UNICEF advocated for the enforcement of the government decision to release the most vulnerable populations from all detention facilities in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Guinea Bissau: UNICEF continued supporting the government in regular monitoring visits to 985 talibé children without parental care in Bissau. UNICEF is supporting the family reintegration of the first group of 85 talibe children assisted by the Child Protection services, under the COVID-19 emergency response plan. In addition, the UNFPA/UNICEF Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Joint programme continues to support community interventions to end FGM, child marriage and other forms of violence against children and women. At least 109 communities from the most affected regions have adapted their community dialogue approaches to stop gatherings of large numbers of people. Community workers have provided information packs on COVID-19 prevention and are reinforcing messages on domestic violence prevention and prevention on violence against children.


HUMAN INTEREST STORIES AND EXTERNAL MEDIA

Statement on Yemen by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Link

Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at joint press briefing on the humanitarian situation in Yemen Link

COVID-19: Number of children living in household poverty to soar by up to 86 million by end of year. Press Release Link

At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF Press Release Link

Surge in violent attacks during COVID-19 lockdown puts children’s lives at risk in eastern Ukraine. Press Release Link

Remarks by Henrietta Fore UNICEF Executive Director at joint press briefing on immunization with WHO and Gavi Link

Dangers mount for migrant children forcibly returned to northern Central America and Mexico during pandemic. Press Release Link

At least 19 million children at imminent risk as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in Bangladesh and India. Cyclone and COVID-19 present dual threats to children and families in the region, warns UNICEF. Press Release Link

UNICEF and Airtel Africa announce partnership to support children and families affected by COVID-19. Press Release Link

Geneva Palais briefing note on UNICEF response to COVID-19 in Rohingya refugee camps as first coronavirus case confirmed Link

Kids’ video diaries about life during COVID-19 Link

Breastfeeding safely during the pandemic Link

Periods in the pandemic: 9 things we need to know Link

How teenagers can protect their mental health during COVID-19: 6 strategies for teens facing a new (temporary) normal Link

UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, on protecting children with disabilities Link

UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, answers questions on COVID-19 from children around the world Link

Video Diary of UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, message to Governments attending the World Health Assembly, ‘put children at the heart of your commitments to tackle COVID-19’ Link

NEXT SITREP: 10 JUNE 2020 UNICEF COVID-19 CRISIS APPEAL: https://www.unicef.org/appeals/files/2020-HAC-CoronaVirus Who to contact for further information:

Grant Leaity Deputy Director Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) Tel: +1 212 326 7150 Email: [email protected]

Manuel Fontaine Director Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) Tel: +1 212 326 7163 Email: [email protected]

Carla Haddad Mardini Director Public Partnership Division (PPD) Tel: +1 212 326 7160 Email: [email protected]

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/statement-yemen-principals-inter-agency-standing-committee-0

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/remarks-unicef-executive-director-henrietta-fore-joint-press-briefing-humanitarian

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-number-children-living-household-poverty-soar-86-million-end-year

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/least-80-million-children-under-one-risk-diseases-such-diphtheria-measles-and-polio

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/surge-violent-attacks-during-covid-19-lockdown-puts-childrens-lives-risk-eastern

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/remarks-henrietta-fore-unicef-executive-director-joint-press-briefing-immunization

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-dangers-mount-migrant-children-forcibly-returned-northern-central-america

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/least-19-million-children-imminent-risk-cyclone-amphan-makes-landfall-bangladesh-and

https://www.unicef.org/esa/press-releases/unicef-and-airtel-africa-announce-partnership-support-children-and-families-affected

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/geneva-palais-briefing-note-unicef-response-covid-19-rohingya-refugee-camps-first

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/kids-video-diaries-about-life-during-covid-19

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/breastfeeding-safely-during-covid-19-pandemic

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covid-19-periods-in-pandemic-9-things-to-know

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-teenagers-can-protect-their-mental-health-during-coronavirus-covid-19

https://twitter.com/unicefchief/status/1264164174332071937?s=20



https://www.unicef.org/appeals/files/2020-HAC-CoronaVirus


ANNEX A SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESULTS

Total countries reported 128 Total countries reported 128 Total countries reported 128Included in CO response plan 125 Included in CO response plan 109 Included in CO response plan 74

Countries set target 122 Countries set target 105 Countries set target 70Countries reported results 121 Countries reported results 98 Countries reported results 64

38% 73%



Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020

2.98 Billion 196.6 Million 47.5 Million

Results by 28 May 2020* Results by 28 May 2020* Results by 28 May 2020*2.44 Billion 129.9 Million 14.0 Million

Number of people reached on COVID-19 through messaging on prevention

and access to services

Number of people engaged on COVID-19 through Risk Communication and

Community Engagement (RCCE) actions

Number of people sharing their concerns and asking questions/clarifications for available

support services to address their needs through established feedback mechanisms

82% 66% 30%

72.4 Million 3.2 Million 2.6 MillionNumber of people reached with critical

WASH supplies (including hygiene items) and services

Number of healthcare workers within health facilities and communities provided with

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Number of healthcare facility staff and community health workers trained in infection prevention and

control (IPC)

* Results are for countries that have reported on specific indicators

WASH / Infection Prevention Control (IPC)Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020


17%Results by 28 May 2020* Results by 28 May 2020* Results by 28 May 2020*

27.7 Million 541,242 1.9 Million


84% 30%



19%

Total countries reported 128Included in CO response plan 57

Countries set target 54Countries reported results 46

Continuity of HealthTarget for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020


1.9 Million 22.6 Million 9.4 Million

2.2 Million 99.2 Million 31.6 MillionNumber of healthcare providers trained in

detecting, referral and appropriate management of COVID-19 cases

Number of children and women receiving essential healthcare services in UNICEF

supported facilities

Number of caregivers of children (0-23 months) reached with messages on breastfeeding

in the context of COVID-19

Number of children 6-59 months admitted for treatment of

severe acute malnutrition (SAM)

Results by 28 May 2020*

Target for Dec 2020

6.1 Million

1.1 Million



39% 53%



72% 48%



84%

Total countries reported 128 Total countries reported 128Included in CO response plan 53 Included in CO response plan 35

Countries set target 51 Countries set target 32Countries reported results 15 Countries reported results 18

Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020

347.7 Million 1.08 Million 434,202

Access to Continuous Education, Child Protection, Social Protection and GBV Services

154.9 Million 68,937 231,581

Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020

Number of children supported with distance/home-based learning

Number of schools implementing safe school protocols (COVID-19

prevention and control)

Number of children without parental or family care provided with appropriate

alternative care arrangements



44.7 Million 46,824 3.1 Million

62.3 Million 81,261 6.4 MillionNumber of children, parents and primary

caregivers provided with community based mental health and psychosocial support

Number of UNICEF personnel & partners that have completed training on GBV risk

mitigation & referrals for survivors, including for PSEA

Number of children and adults that have access to a safe and accessible channel to

report sexual exploitation and abuse


33%Results by 28 May 2020* Results by 28 May 2020*

13.5 Million 12.3 Million

Target for Dec 2020 Target for Dec 2020

16.1 Million 37.80 MillionNumber of households (affected byCOVID-19) receiving humanitarian

multi-sector cash grant for basic needs

Number of households benefitting from new or additional SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

MEASURES provided by governments to respond to COVID-19 with UNICEF support


Disaggregation of children supported with distance/home-based learning

Number of countries reported disaggregation

for this indicator

16


for this indicator

13

Access to Continuous Education

17

WASH / Infection Prevention Control (IPC)

Disaggregation of people reached with critical WASH supplies (including hygiene items) and services

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)

Disaggregation of people reached on COVID-19 through messaging on prevention and access to services


for this indicator

48.0 M 42.7 M

11.6 M10.9 M

Male Female

<18 years

18+ years

485 K 639 K

1.12 M1.14 M

Male Female

<18 years

18+ years

11.1 M 11.4 M

Male Female

Preschool2.3 M

Primary13.7 M

Secondary7.0 M


ANNEX B

INDICATORS INCLUDED IN COUNTRY’S RESPONSE PLAN BY REGION

Region/Country

People

reach

People

engage

People

interactio

n

Supplies

distributi

on

PPE

provision

HC Staff

trained

on IPC

HC Staff

trained

on mgt.

Essential

services

provision

IYCF

counsel.

Provision

Distance

learning

support

Safe

schools

protocols

Alternativ

e care to

children

Mental

health

support

Traininig

on GBV

& referral

Cash

grants

People

reach

People

engage

People

interact

Supplies

and

services

PPE to

health

staff

Staff

training

(IPC)

Training

detect

and refer

Essential

Services

Breast

feeding

SAM

treatmnt

Distance

/ remote

learning

Safe

school

protocols

Alternate

care

Mental

health

support

Training

GBV and

refer

Abuse &

exploit.

report

Cash

grants

Social

assista

nce

EAPR

Cambodia

China

DP Republic of Korea

Fiji (Pacific Islands)

Indonesia

Lao People's Dem Rep.

Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

ECAR

Albania

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Georgia

Greece Partnership Office

Kazakhstan

Kosovo (UN SC resolution 1244)

Moldova

North Macedonia

Rep of Uzbekistan

Republic of Kyrgyzstan

Republic of Montenegro

Romania

Serbia

Tajikistan

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Italy Outpost

RCCE WASH/IPC Health & Nutrition Edcuation, Child Protection and GBVSocial

Protection


Region/Country

People

reach

People

engage

People

interactio

n

Supplies

distributi

on

PPE

provision

HC Staff

trained

on IPC

HC Staff

trained

on mgt.

Essential

services

provision

IYCF

counsel.

Provision

Distance

learning

support

Safe

schools

protocols

Alternativ

e care to

children

Mental

health

support

Traininig

on GBV

& referral

Cash

grants

People

reach

People

engage

People

interact

Supplies

and

services

PPE to

health

staff

Staff

training

(IPC)

Training

detect

and refer

Essential

Services

Breast

feeding

SAM

treatmnt

Distance

/ remote

learning

Safe

school

protocols

Alternate

care

Mental

health

support

Training

GBV and

refer

Abuse &

exploit.

report

Cash

grants

Social

assista

nce

ESAR

Angola

Botswana

Burundi

Comoros

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Kenya

Lesotho

Madagascar

Malawi

Namibia

Republic of Mozambique

Rwanda

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Uganda

United Rep. of Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

LACR

Argentina

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela


Protection


Region/Country

People

reach

People

engage

People

interactio

n

Supplies

distributi

on

PPE

provision

HC Staff

trained

on IPC

HC Staff

trained

on mgt.

Essential

services

provision

IYCF

counsel.

Provision

Distance

learning

support

Safe

schools

protocols

Alternativ

e care to

children

Mental

health

support

Traininig

on GBV

& referral

Cash

grants

People

reach

People

engage

People

interact

Supplies

and

services

PPE to

health

staff

Staff

training

(IPC)

Training

detect

and refer

Essential

Services

Breast

feeding

SAM

treatmnt

Distance

/ remote

learning

Safe

school

protocols

Alternate

care

Mental

health

support

Training

GBV and

refer

Abuse &

exploit.

report

Cash

grants

Social

assista

nce

MENAR

Algeria

Djibouti

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Palestine, State of

Sudan

Syria

Tunisia

Yemen

SAR

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

WCAR

Benin

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

Cote D'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of Cameroon

Sao Tome & Principe

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo


Protection


ANNEX C FUNDING STATUS in 2020

Region Funding Requirement

Funds Received Funding Gap Gap in %

East Asia and the Pacific $137.3 M $52.3 M $85.0 M 62% Eastern and Southern Africa $261.1 M $90.7 M $170.5 M 65%

Europe and Central Asia $132.9 M $21.6 M $111.2 M 84% Latin America and the Caribbean $155.0 M $18.7 M $136.2 M 88%

Middle East and North Africa $287.1 M $32.8 M $254.3 M 89%

South Asia $243.5 M $70.0 M $173.6 M 71% West and Central Africa $393.3 M $63.2 M $330.0 M 84% Headquarters $10.0 M $5.4 M $4.6 M 46% Grand Total $1.62 B $369.5 M $1.25 B 77%

*Funding status is based on funding received and allocated by region within the global HAC appeal. The remaining $14.7M made available to response is in process of being allocated to where it is most needed. FUNDING GAP

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