While the COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading around the world, the poorest and most vulnerable have been the hardest hit, especially women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities and their families. Stress levels within the family have risen, domestic violence has been endured by women and children alike, students have been out of school with unequal access to distance learning, older persons have paid the highest price with alarming death toll and health care workers have been at the frontline of the response.

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