Vulnerable children who have lost their caregivers to Covid at grave risk of abuse and exploitation

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Vulnerable children who have lost their caregivers to Covid at grave risk of abuse and exploitation
A study published in the Lancet on children impacted by COVID-19, which estimates a staggering 1.5 million children have lost at least one parent or grandparent to the virus, is a wake-up call that cannot be ignored, warns Save the Children.
Governments and organisations need to step up and protect these children, Save the Children said, to prevent them from falling victim to hunger, abuse, poverty, or exploitation, or being put into institutional care.
Bidisha Pillai, Global Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Director for Save the Children said:

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