Coronavirus - Africa: Protecting Children from Violence in the Time of COVID-19: Disruptions in prevention and response services 1.8 billion children live in the 104 countries where violence prevention and response services have been disrupted due to COVID-19 NEW YORK, United States of America, August 18, 2020/APO Group/ -- As daily lives and communities are upended by COVID-19, concern is mounting that children’s exposure to violence may increase. Children with a history of abuse may find themselves even more vulnerable – both at home and online – and may experience more frequent and severe acts of violence. Others may be victimized for the first time. Download Report: https://bit.ly/2FAcvRs Understanding the current status of violence prevention and response services is therefore essential to assessing risks to children. A new UNICEF publication, Protecting Children from Violence in the Time of COVID-19: Disruptions in prevention and response services, documents what has happened to such services across the world: Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).