Displaced Youth have been Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19
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Young people in displacement have been disproportionately affected by the COVID19 pandemic. On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the Global Refugee Forum, which brought a broad array of stakeholders together to improve refugee protection, the Danish Refugee Council and the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, emphasize the urgency for youth pledges to materialize. HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and DRC Patron opened the event about youth in displacement.
One year ago, the world came together during the Global Refugee Forum hosted by the UNHCR to renew the commitment made the year before when a majority of countries signed the Global Compact for Refugees including ambitious commitments to strengthen refugee protection and identify solutions for people in displacement who are often among those most vulnerable. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted young people across the globe, but youth in displace