Immediate Steps to Safeguard Progress for Every Woman, Child and Adolescent

Protecting these gains requires putting women and children front and centre of all responses to the pandemic; however, this should only be the first step. Vulnerabilities, challenges and needs should also guide a wide range of health, social and economic policies and decisions that can advance overall well-being. Strong and consistent efforts to increase gender equality and create greater opportunities for women of all ages are as essential now in the COVID-19 era as they have ever been.