Preventing a lost decade: Urgent action to reverse the devastating impact of COVID-19 on children and young people

This report was published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in December 2021. It outlines the state of children’s rights and the threats they face in relation to climate change, war, conflict, natural disasters, human rights violations and more recently, the covid-19 pandemic. The covid-19 pandemic has been the worst crisis for children in UNICEF history, the report states. The unequal and inadequate supply of covid-19 vaccines has risked the health of many communities. The pandemic has also changed children’s lives by adversely affecting their economic conditions, physical and mental health, nutrition and education. The report also includes testimonials from children across the world on their experiences during the pandemic. The 44-page report is divided into three main sections: Introduction (Section 1), COVID-19's ongoing impact on children (Section 2); and First in line for investment, last in line for cuts: An urgent agenda for action for children (Section 3).