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This series of situational and policy briefs summarises key practical and operational aspects of the COVID-19 response in relation to migrants and refugees. They include public health and policy recommendations and perspectives that build on the Lancet Migration Global Statement recommendations to...

In this global health crisis, the web is both a lifeline and a critical force in helping to curb the spread of Covid-19. Without public health information at our fingertips, many would be dangerously under-informed about the scale and severity of the situation. Without the option to work and learn...

The policy brief outlines guidance for providing universal access to an online world that is safe and empowering for everyone. In this global health crisis, the web is both a lifeline and a critical force in helping to curb the spread of Covid-19. Without public health information at our fingertips...

According to the UN's policy brief on COVID-19 and children, "There are three main ways children are affected by this crisis: infection with the virus itself; immediate socioeconomic impacts of measures to stop transmission of the virus; and longer-term effects of delayed implementation of the...

Background The health, social, political and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are disproportionately affecting girls and women by exacerbating existing systemic gender inequalities at all levels.1 This has potential implications for the incidence of child marriage. COVID-19 also has...

Research Question: How do parent-child relationships during the Yemeni Civil War impact the attachment styles of children with long-lasting consequences? Summary: The Yemeni Civil War has proven detrimental to the health of millions of children, as many have suffered from malnutrition, violence, and...

Introduction and timeline of the pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread from a local outbreak to a global pandemic within months. As of 29 June 2020, over 10 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 499,000 deaths have been...

Educational and public health systems have implemented psychosocial intervention programs to alleviate the mental health impacts of trauma on children all around the world. Crises that induce such trauma include natural disasters, armed conflict, civil and political unrest, and public health crises...