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Masked Indian Comic Superhero Fights COVID-19 Fear

India’s first female comic superhero Priya, a gang-rape survivor who earlier campaigned against rape, acid attack and sex trafficking, is back to fight disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Priya’s Mask, due to be launched on 2 December, the comic crusader joins hands with Jiya, the “Burka Avenger”, a popular character from a Pakistani cartoon show, as the two go about trying to tackle the pandemic – and also the “infodemic”, a major proliferation in fake news surrounding the coronavirus.

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Questions and Answers: Adolescents, Youth and COVID-19

These questions and answers concerning adolescents and COVID-19 were developed by the World Health Organization, UNESCO, UNFPA and UNICEF. They answer questions concerning whether or not adolescents can catch COVID-19, if they can spread COVID-19 to other people despite having little to no symptoms, etc.

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Insights from COVID-19 Youth Task Force

This article provides insights from the COVID-19 Youth Task Force on sustaining access to voluntary contraception and reproductive health information and care by youth in East Africa during the pandemic. Youth and adolescents need special consideration—while they are sometimes neglected, they increasingly make up a bulk of the population. This article articulates the important role of decision makers and technical advisors in enhancing access to voluntary reproductive health care by youth during COVID-19.

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Toolkit to Spread Awareness and Take Action on COVID-19

Inspired by the actions of young people across the world UNICEF has compiled a set of actions that anyone can take to join the fight against misinformation and stigma, and to promote community support and spirit, divided by the time it will take one to get involved, so anyone can decide how he or she can best contribute.