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UNICEF: Children with disabilities and COVID-19

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The Children with disabilities and COVID-19 guidance has been produced for UNICEF’s East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office and UNICEF Australia.

The guideline is intended for frontline workers, including UNICEF partners, health personnel, social workers, teachers, help line staff and community volunteers engaged in the COVID-19 response.

It is recommended that this document is read in conjunction with the Minimum Care Package, CBM’s Disability Inclusion in COVID-19 Preparedness and Response guidance note, UNICEF’s EAPR Child Protection Emergency Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 and the global Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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