On its 75th anniversary, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that COVID-19 is rolling back virtually every measure of progress for children. A UNICEF report said the problem includes a staggering 100 million more children plunged into poverty. According to the report, COVID-19 has affected children at an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history. The report - Preventing a lost decade: Urgent action to reverse the devastating impact of COVID-19 on children and young people, highlights the various ways in which COVID-19 is challenging decades of progress on crucial childhood
