UNICEF report takes an in-depth view of key trends impacting children in the third running year of the pandemic<\/p>\n
2022 sees us entering a third year of the pandemic, and the harm done to children is increasingly evident: A record rise in child poverty. Setbacks to progress on routine vaccinations. Disruption to education for an entire generation.\u202fThat harm has emerged as\u202fan unintended side-effect of the world’s efforts to manage the crisis.<\/p>\n
COVID has been a uniquely dis-equalizing crisis. Lopsided access to vaccines aside, learning losses have been greatest among poorest children, and job losses have been disproportionately borne by women and youth.<\/p>\n
What next for the world\u2019s children in the year ahead?\u202fAs in the past two years,\u202fprospects for children will continue to hinge foremost on the pandemic and how it is managed.<\/p>\n
Our analysis zooms in on the next 12 months, taking an in-depth view of key trends impacting children – and helping all of us working to support children survive and thrive, to better understand where we are, where we are going and what we need to do.<\/p>\n
Report looks at the prospects for children that will continue to hinge foremost on the pandemic and how it is managed<\/p>\n
Key Findings for 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n For global communities, there is a strong need to recast COVID-strategy, particularly when mitigating its effect on children<\/p>\n Ten trends discussed in report:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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