Protecting Vulnerable Youths from Crime and Violence in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

 


As the international community stops, thinks and reflects on how to build back better after the pandemic, ensuring a more peaceful and just world, the objectives of this side-event are to discuss the implications of COVID-19 from a crime prevention, justice, human rights protection and development perspective, with a specific focus on vulnerable youth. In particular, the meetings aim to serve as a platform to explore emerging threats and trends, possible solutions and priority areas for intervention

The side event will address the following questions:
  1. What are the emerging threats and trends associated to the broad range of implications of the COVID-19 pandemic as they impact on vulnerable youths?
  2. What are the possible solutions to mitigate these risks to youths?
  3. What are priority areas of intervention to help ensure youths are more protected in the post-COVID-19 world?


The side-event will be arranged around a series of presentations on different thematic issues related to threats and trends, solutions and priority areas for intervention, followed by an open moderated discussion. Participant will have the opportunity to present questions to the speakers.

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