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This paper describes trends in intimate partner violence reported in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article draws on seven de-identified case reports from organisations serving women…
This report sets out the framework for the United Nations’ (UNs’) urgent socio-economic support to Yemen in the face of COVID-19. The document describes how the pandemic has exacerbated the…
In the context of the COVID-19 response, this webinar explores the following questions: - What does ‘safeguarding’ pertain to, whose responsibility should it be to define ‘vulnerable’ groups or…
This short brief by the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) sub-cluster Palestine outlines key messages on GBV support for the COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) strategy. It…
This guidance note aims to provide advice to practitioners, especially those working with at-risk communities, on how to safely and appropriately communicate Safeguarding and Protection from Sexual…
This guidance supports organisations to apply the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) commitments in their responses to COVID-19. The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality…
A short guidance looking at adaptations that may need to be made to investigations as a result of restrictions imposed by Covid-19 response. The guidance reiterates that the same basic principles and…
DFID Guidance Note for DFID Staff and Implementing Partners: Safeguarding Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) across DFID Programmes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This UNICEF guide provides tips on protecting adolescents from increased online risks during COVID-19. The guide is aimed at adolescents and is accompanied by UNICEF's note for governments, ICT…
This short note provides a summary of the heightened risks of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan. It outlines five measures that can help prevent and…
This guidance is an update of the guidance note “COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement” based on feedback the RCCE group received…
DFID's Girls Education Challenge (GEC) is the largest global fund dedicated to girls' education. This is a template for GEC projects to use during the COVID-19 outbreak to think though the…
This guidance provides an overview of key risks that children face online, particularly given that their activities online are likely to be increased during COVID-19. The guidance also includes tips…
This guidance complements and expands on the Inter-Agency Guidance on Home Quarantine & Isolation in Overcrowded Settings to ensure that special consideration is given for children and adults who…
This webinar delivered by the Gender Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) explores how to adapt GBV case management approaches during COVID-19. 
This UNICEF note provides suggestions of how to reach survivors who cannot easily access phone-based gender-based violence (GBV) support given the mobility restrictions associated with COVID-19.…
DFID's Girls Education Challenge (GEC) is the largest global fund dedicated to girls' education. This guidance note emphasises the importance of keeping in contact with girls safely during the COVID-…
This short guide provides rapid contingency considerations for case management during the COVID-19 crisis. Produced by Terre des hommes, the note provides guidance on how to deal with caseload, align…
This UNICEF technical note aims to protect children online during the COVID-19 lockdown when increased online activity puts children at greater risk of online harms such as sexual exploitation,…
The purpose of this additional ‘companion piece’ is to underline the importance of safeguarding in research in the context of COVID-19, highlight specific issues to consider during the current crisis…

 
 

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