Children look out from a parked auto-rickshaw along a roadside in New Delhi on June 3, 2021. AFP PHOTO
Children look out from a parked auto-rickshaw along a roadside in New Delhi on June 3, 2021. AFP PHOTO


THE HAGUE:
The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected children's rights worldwide, with young people risking a "generational catastrophe" if governments do not act, a rights group said in an annual survey Thursday.

Millions of children have missed out on education because of Covid-19 restrictions while there will be a long-term impact in terms of their physical and mental health, Dutch NGO KidsRights said as it launched its annual ranking.

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