en-us	“The world is currently united in a shared struggle against an invisible enemy. 
zh-cn	世界各地正紧密团结起来，打一场没有硝烟的抗疫之战。 

en-us	But while our eyes are firmly focused on how to avoid or treat COVID-19, the serious consequences that will challenge us far beyond the current pandemic 
zh-cn	虽然我们正在毫不松懈地防控或治疗2019冠状病毒病，然而，疫情的隐性影响可能带来的严重后果将远远超过疫情本身。 

en-us	– the hidden impacts – are not yet front of mind. This must change.
zh-cn	但我们对此还尚未认真考虑。这种情况必须改变。

en-us	“Not only are children and young people contracting COVID-19, they are also among its most severely impacted victims.  
zh-cn	儿童和年轻人不仅面临感染2019冠状病毒病的风险，也是受疫情影响最为严重的群体之一。 

en-us	Unless we act now to address the pandemic’s impacts on children, the echoes of COVID-19 will permanently damage our shared future. 
zh-cn	如果我们现在不采取行动解决疫情对儿童的影响，那么疫情将对我们的未来产生永久的损害。 

en-us	“According to our analysis, 99 per cent of children and young people under 18 worldwide (2.34 billion) live in one of the 186 countries with some form of movement restrictions in place due to COVID-19.  
zh-cn	根据我们的分析，全球有186个国家或地区因2019冠状病毒病疫情采取了限制措施，全球99%的18岁以下儿童和年轻人（23.4 亿）生活在这些国家或地区中。 

en-us	Sixty per cent of all children live in one of the 82 countries with a full (7%) or partial (53%) lockdown – accounting for 1.4 billion young lives. 
zh-cn	60%的儿童（14亿）生活在处于全部封锁隔离（7%）或局部封锁隔离（53%) 状态的82个国家或地区当中。 

en-us	“We know that, in any crisis, the young and the most vulnerable suffer disproportionately. 
zh-cn	我们知道，在任何危机当中，年轻人和最弱势群体受到的影响都尤其深重。

en-us	This pandemic is no different.  
zh-cn	这次疫情大流行也不例外。 

en-us	It is our responsibility to prevent suffering, save lives and protect the health of every child.  
zh-cn	我们有责任让所有的儿童都免受痛苦，拯救他们的生命，保护他们的健康。 

en-us	We must also ensure that risk-informed decisions on COVID-19 control measures are made based on the best available evidence in order to minimize and prevent any collateral damage, 
zh-cn	我们也必须确保基于最佳实证制定防控措施，了解风险因素并做出知情决策，从而尽可能减少或防止附带损害， 

en-us	and to provide mitigation measures so the damage is not lasting. 
zh-cn	同时采取缓解措施，避免造成持久性损害。 

en-us	“This starts with resisting the temptation, in times of potential global recession, to deprioritize investment in our future. 
zh-cn	首先，在可能出现全球经济衰退的情况下，我们要抵制诱惑，暂缓对未来的投资。 

en-us	Increased investments now in education, child protection, health and nutrition, and water and sanitation will help the world reduce the damage caused by this crisis and avoid future crises. 
zh-cn	现在，增加对教育、儿童保护、健康和营养、以及水和卫生设施的投入可以帮助全球减少这次疫情造成的损失，并且避免未来发生危机。 

en-us	The world will open up again, and when that happens, the resilience of the weakest health systems will be the gauge of how well we will do against future threats. 
zh-cn	世界将再次开放，届时，最薄弱卫生系统的恢复能力将成为衡量我们应对未来威胁能力的标准。 

en-us	“Countries and communities around the world must work together to address this crisis.  
zh-cn	世界各国和社区必须通力合作来解决这一危机。 

en-us	As we have learned painfully in the past two months, until there is a vaccine, coronavirus anywhere is a threat to people everywhere.  
zh-cn	过去两个月我们痛苦地认识到，在疫苗问世之前，任何地方的冠状病毒对任何地方的人都是一种威胁。 

en-us	We need to act now to strengthen health systems, as well as other child-focused social services, to keep track with global development priorities, in every country around the world. 
zh-cn	我们需要现在就采取行动，在所有国家和地区加强卫生体系以及其他针对儿童的社会服务，与全球发展优先事项保持同步。 

en-us	“This week, UNICEF is launching our global agenda for action to protect the most vulnerable children from harm.  
zh-cn	本周，联合国儿童基金会将推出全球行动纲领，保护最弱势儿童免受伤害。 

en-us	The agenda has six pillars: 1) Keep children healthy and safe;  
zh-cn	该纲领的六大支柱包括：1) 确保儿童健康； 

en-us	2)Reach vulnerable children with water, sanitation and hygiene;  
zh-cn	2) 为弱势儿童提供水、环境卫生和个人卫生； 

en-us	3)Keep children learning;  
zh-cn	3) 维持儿童学习； 

en-us	4)Support families to cover their needs and care for their children;  
zh-cn	4) 支持家庭满足他们照顾子女的需求； 

en-us	5)Protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse;  
zh-cn	5) 保护儿童免受暴力、剥削和虐待； 

en-us	and 6) Protect refugee and migrant children, and those affected by conflict. 
zh-cn	6) 保护难民和移民儿童以及受冲突影响的儿童。  

en-us	"Without urgent action, this health crisis risks becoming a child rights crisis.  
zh-cn	如果不采取紧急行动，此次卫生危机有可能演变为儿童权利危机。 

en-us	Only by working together, can we keep millions of girls and boys healthy, safe and learning. 
zh-cn	只有通过共同努力，我们才能保证数百万女童和男童的健康、安全和学习。 

en-us	“In health, COVID-19 has the potential to overwhelm fragile health systems in low- and middle-income countries and undermine many of the gains made in child survival, health, nutrition and development over the last several decades.  
zh-cn	在卫生方面，2019冠状病毒病可能会给中低收入国家脆弱的卫生系统造成严重负担，并破坏过去几十年中在儿童生存、健康、营养和发展方面取得的诸多成果。 

en-us	But too many national healthcare systems were already struggling.  
zh-cn	目前很多国家的医疗系统已经不堪重负。 

en-us	Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, 32 per cent of children worldwide with pneumonia symptoms were not being taken to a health provider.  
zh-cn	在2019冠状病毒病危机之前，全球32%出现肺炎症状的儿童并没有被送往医 疗机构。 

en-us	What will happen when COVID-19 hits in full force?  
zh-cn	如果疫情全面暴发将会出现什么样的后果？ 

en-us	We’re already seeing disruptions in immunization services, threatening outbreaks of diseases for which there already exists a vaccine, such as polio, measles and cholera.  
zh-cn	我们已经看到免疫接种服务的中断，威胁着已经有疫苗的疾病的暴发，如脊髓灰质炎、麻疹和霍乱等。 

en-us	Many more newborns, children, young people and pregnant mothers could be lost to non-coronavirus related causes if national healthcare systems, already under great strain, become completely overwhelmed. 
zh-cn	重压之下的国家卫生系统一旦不堪重负，将有更多的新生儿、儿童、年轻人和孕妇可能死于与冠状病毒无关的疾病。 

en-us	Likewise, many nutrition programmes are disrupted or suspended, as are community programmes for the early detection and treatment of undernourished children.  
zh-cn	同样，许多营养项目也被迫中断或暂停，包括营养不良儿童的早期检测和治疗的社区项目。 

en-us	We need to act now to preserve and strengthen health and food systems in every country around the world. 
zh-cn	我们需要立即采取行动，维护并加强世界各国的卫生和食品系统。 

en-us	“Likewise, protecting ourselves and others through proper handwashing and hygiene practices has never been more important.  
zh-cn	同样，通过科学洗手和正确卫生习惯来保护自己和他人从未如此重要。 

en-us	But for many children, basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities remain out of reach.  
zh-cn	然而对于许多儿童来说，基本的水、环境卫生和个人卫生设施仍然遥不可及。 

en-us	Globally, 40 per cent of the population, 3 billion people, still lack a basic handwashing facility with soap and water available at home – and this is as high as nearly three quarters of the population of the least developed countries. 
zh-cn	全球40%的人口（30亿人）家中仍然不具备包括肥皂和水在内的基本洗手设 施，这相当于最不发达国家总人口的近四分之三。 

en-us	Let us ensure that every household, school, and health care facility has the means to a hygienic and healthy environment. 
zh-cn	让我们确保每一个家庭、每一所学校、每一处医疗机构都有办法获得卫生健康的环境。  

en-us	“In education, an entire generation of children have seen their education interrupted.  
zh-cn	在教育方面，整整一代儿童的学业都被迫中断。 

en-us	Nationwide school closures have disrupted the education of more than 1.57 billion students – 91 per cent – worldwide.  
zh-cn	各国学校纷纷停课，全球超过15.7亿学生（占学生总数 91%）学业中断。 

en-us	We know from previous shutdowns that schoolchildren, and especially girls, who are out of school for extended periods of time are much less likely to return when classrooms reopen.  
zh-cn	根据以往经验，在学校发生停课时，学龄儿童，尤其是女童，一旦长期不在校内，在学校复课后返回学校的概率就很低。 

en-us	The closure of schools also eliminates access to school-based nutrition programmes, driving malnutrition rates upwards.  
zh-cn	由于停课，学生将无法获得校内提供的营养项目，从而导致营养不良率上升。 

en-us	An entire generation of students could suffer damage to their learning and potential.  
zh-cn	整整一代学生的学习和潜能都会受到影响。 

en-us	Redoubling our commitments to education, and our investments in it, has never been more urgent.
zh-cn	我们要加倍开展针对教育的投入，采取行动已刻不容缓。 

en-us	“The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 will be felt hardest by the world’s most vulnerable children.  
zh-cn	最弱势儿童将最深刻地感受到2019冠状病毒病所带来的社会经济影响。 

en-us	Many already live in poverty, and the consequences of COVID-19 response measures risk plunging them further into hardship.  
zh-cn	许多儿童已经生活在贫困之中，而疫情的应对措施可能让他们的生活雪上加霜。 

en-us	As millions of parents struggle to maintain their livelihoods and income, governments must scale up social protection measures  
zh-cn	数百万的家长在维持生计和收入中挣扎，各国政府必须扩大社会保障措施—— 

en-us	– providing social safety nets and cash transfers, protecting jobs, working with employers to support working parents,  
zh-cn	提供社会安全网和现金转移支付，保护就业，与雇主合作为在职父母提供支持， 

en-us	and prioritizing policies that connect families to life-saving health care, nutrition and education. 
zh-cn	并优先制定为各家庭提供拯救生命的医疗保健、营养和教育的相关政策。 

en-us	“We know from previous health emergencies that children are at heightened risk of exploitation, violence and abuse when schools are closed, social services are interrupted, and movement is restricted.  
zh-cn	通过以往的卫生紧急事件我们得知，当学校停课、社会服务中断、行动受限时，儿童遭受剥削、暴力和虐待的风险就会增加。 

en-us	For example, school closures during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2014 to 2016 resulted in spikes in child labor, neglect, sexual abuse and teenage pregnancies.  
zh-cn	例如，2014至2016年西非暴发埃博拉疫情期间，学校停课导致了童工、忽视、性虐待和少女怀孕事件的激增。 

en-us	And the most common form of violence children face takes place in the home.  
zh-cn	儿童面临的最常见的暴力形式发生在家庭当中。 

en-us	In a majority of countries, more than 2 in 3 children are subjected to violent discipline by caregivers.  
zh-cn	在大多数国家，超过三分之二的儿童都受到看护者的暴力管教。 

en-us	What happens when those children can’t leave home, cut off from teachers, friends, or protection services?  
zh-cn	当这些儿童无法离开家，与老师、朋友或保护机构失去联系的时候，将会造成什么样的后果？ 

en-us	And as millions of children turn to digital technology for a path to the outside world, how do we keep them safe from the risks and potential harmful consequences online? 
zh-cn	况且，数百万儿童诉诸数字技术来了解外部世界，我们如何确保他们不受到网络潜在风险的伤害？ 

en-us	A social movement to stamp out violence and abuse of children, mirroring the movement to stamp out the violence experienced by women, is essential.  
zh-cn	正如消除侵害妇女的暴力而采取的社会行动一样，一场消除儿童暴力和虐待的社会运动是必不可少的。 

en-us	The sooner it gets underway, the better our world will be. 
zh-cn	行动开始得越早，我们的世界就会变得越美好。  

en-us	“Children already living through humanitarian crises must also not be forgotten during the COVID-19 response.  
zh-cn	在应对2019冠状病毒病疫情的过程中，不要忘记那些已经处在人道主义危机下的儿童。 

en-us	2020 was already set to be a year with more people than ever before in need of humanitarian assistance,  
zh-cn	2020年已是需要接受人道主义援助人数比以往更多的一年， 

en-us	and the vulnerabilities of children in crisis-affected countries will persist and likely be further compounded by the consequences of this pandemic, exposing them to a double jeopardy. 
zh-cn	受危机影响国家的儿童的脆弱性将继续存在，并可能因为疫情的后果而进一步加剧，他们将面临双重危机。 

en-us	The Secretary-General has launched a Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19. 
zh-cn	联合国秘书长已启动针对2019冠状病毒病的全球人道主义应对计划。 

en-us	It is up to the global community to come together in support of the most vulnerable children – those torn from their families and homes – to uphold their rights and protect them from the spread of the virus. 
zh-cn	国际社会应共同努力支持最弱势儿童（那些被迫离开家人和家乡的儿童），维护他们的权利，保护他们免受病毒传播的侵害。 

en-us	“Finally, defending children in the midst of this crisis means ensuring the availability and accessibility of life-saving supplies such as medicines, vaccines, sanitation and education supplies.  
zh-cn	最后，在这场危机当中保护儿童意味着确保儿童能够获得药品、疫苗、卫生设施和教育用品等挽救生命的物资。 

en-us	The current COVID-19 outbreak is applying pressure on global manufacturer production and on logistics,  
zh-cn	当前疫情的暴发对全球制造商的生产和物流造成了压力， 

en-us	and we are working with businesses on the production and procurement of essential commodities with fair distribution in mind.  
zh-cn	我们正在与企业合作，在生产和采购必要物资时确保公平分配。 

en-us	We want to support countries – particularly those with health systems under strain – to have equal access to supplies to fight COVID-19.  
zh-cn	我们希望支持各国，尤其是那些卫生系统已不堪重负的国家，让它们同样也能获取抗疫物资。 

en-us	We also need to make sure that travel restrictions, export bans and the current pressure on production capacity does not prevent us from sourcing and shipping essential supplies to support our interventions in health, education, and water and sanitation programmes, and in support of our humanitarian response. 
zh-cn	我们也需要确保旅行限制、出口禁令以及当前受限的生产力不会影响到必要物资的采购和运输，以支持我们在健康、教育、水和环境卫生设施项目中的干预措施，并支持我们的人道主义响应。 

en-us	“While we are currently focused during this lockdown period on the immediate concern of keeping ourselves and our loved ones healthy, we must also remember the millions of children who risk becoming the forgotten victims of this pandemic.  
zh-cn	在目前的封锁隔离阶段，当我们把重点放在保证自己和家人健康的同时，我们也必须记住，数百万儿童在这场疫情中可能成为被遗忘的受害者。 

en-us	What their world looks like tomorrow, and what their futures ultimately look like, is also our responsibility today.
zh-cn	世界的明天和他们的未来同样也是我们今天的责任。