This page on the World Health Organization web site contains links to many tools and guidance documents for emergency and humanitarian action. The information resources available on this site address the following issues: General management and health systems Dead bodies Management of hazardous and...

This resource teaches children positive preventive measures, talking with them about their fears, and giving them a sense of some control over their risk of infection can help reduce anxiety. Families across the country are adapting to the evolving changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19...

Helping Children Cope During and After a Disaster A Resource for Parents and Caregivers A fact sheet that is a good resource for parents and caregivers to help children cope during and after a disaster. The amount of damage caused from a disaster can be overwhelming. The destruction of homes and...

This CDC website provides tips that can help reduce stress before, during, and after a disaster or traumatic event. Regardless of your child’s age, he or she may feel upset or have other strong emotions after an emergency. Some children react right away, while others may show signs of difficulty...

Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children: CDC has created recommendations to help adults have conversations with children about COVID-19 and ways they can avoid getting and spreading the disease. Children may worry about themselves, their family, and friends getting ill...

This CDC website provides information on steps to protect children and others from getting sick. Based on available evidence, most children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults. While some children and infants have been sick with COVID-19, adults make up most of the known...

UNICEF Recommended Actions for Responding to Adolescents Priorities During the COVID-19 Crisis The purpose of this document is to provide country offices with a tool/checklist that they can use when assessing, planning and implementing their interventions that address adolescent priorities and needs...

These are Practical Tips for Engaging Adolescents and Youth in the COVID-19 Response to support UNICEF country offices, UNICEF national committees, partners and young people themselves on engaging adolescents and youth as part of the COVID-19 preparedness and response.

About This Toolkit Recent media has brought necessary attention to the national maternal mortality crisis. Maternal death and harm is largely attributed to obstetrical hemorrhage, unmanaged hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and more recently, unnecessary C-sections—all deviations from national...