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COVID-19: ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN
(Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) CRY, Child Rights and You
In the current situation of COVID, it is also observed that because of the imposition of lockdown worldwide, the economic growth has come to a standstill. Children today may not be the face of this pandemic, but they are at high risk becoming its biggest victims. The pandemic is having a profound effect on the wellbeing of children across all ages, and socio-economic backgrounds. This is a universal crisis and, for some children, the impact will be lifelong. Moreover, the harmful effects of this pandemic will not be distributed equally. They are expected to be most damaging for children in the poorest communities, and in the poorest neighbourhoods, and for those in already disadvantaged or vulnerable situations. The COVID-19 pandemic presents the greatest test that the world has faced since the Second World War and the formation of the United Nations5. There are two identified ways through which COVID is impacting the lives children