Children are more vulnerable from the resultant violence associated with a rise in stressful situations. Long before the coronavirus pandemic started, more than one billion children were already suffering from some form of violence every year. The global cost of inaction in preventing violence against children is a staggering $7 trillion every year. With increased poverty, children will likely be pushed to engage in forced labour, and driven onto the streets to beg. Responsive mechanisms that immediately deal with reports of violence against children should be put in place by both the ministries responsible for children and of Interior, especially training the police in how to detect and respond to violence against children.

Source: The Star July 06, 2020 00:56 UTC