COVID-19: How to Protect Yourself and Stop the Spread of the Virus Video

Using plain language and informative images, this short, animated video about COVID-19 is intended for non-English-speaking audiences with limited or no literacy and highlights the main symptoms of the disease, prevention tips, and steps to take if the viewer feels sick. It is available in 15 languages (Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Kinyarwanda, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, and Ukrainian).

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    Developing Key Messages for Communities on GBV and COVID-19

    This document is meant as a starting point for the field colleagues to support them in ensuring communication to communities around COVID-19 includes gender-based violence (GBV).

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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.

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        Not just hotlines and mobile phones: GBV Service provision during COVID-19

        As countries across the globe struggle to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns are being raised about the effect of the pandemic on Gender Based Violence (GBV) in all countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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          Coronavirus: Here’s How You can Stop Bad Information from Going Viral

          A UK parliamentary sub-committee is asking members of the public to submit examples. The committee has particularly requested submissions of disinformation spread in private groups and closed apps such as WhatsApp. Meanwhile, experts are calling on the public to practice “information hygiene”.

          Here are the ways in which the article states one can stop bad information from going viral:

          1. Stop and think
          2. Check your source
          3. Could it be a fake?
          4. Unsure whether it’s true? Don’t share
          5. Check each fact, individually
          6. Beware emotional posts
          7. Think about biases

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          Corona Crisis: Survival Kit for Men Under Pressure

          It is our job to support and accompany men. We know from experience that crisis situations increase the risk of losing control and becoming violent.With this survival kit we want to help you stay calm during the Corona crisis.

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            COVID-19: How to Include Marginalized and Vulnerable People at Risk Communication and Community Engagement

            The Regional Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Working Group is an inter-agency coordination platform established to provide technical support on risk communication and community engagement to novel coronavirus outbreak (known as COVID-19) preparedness and response in Asia and the Pacific.

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