Objectives: Our objectives in this collaboration from the ISSOP Asia-Pacific hub and part of the partnership with ISPCAN, was to explore issues pertinent to violence against children.
Methods: We explored four case studies from India, Japan, Pakistan and Indonesia, which employed different methodologies for gathering views and experiences of COVID-19 from marginalised CYP and their families. 
Results: CYP responses from across the four case studies revealed that their lives have dramatically changed, psychological stresses related to school closures, lockdowns and loss of family income have escalated.
Conclusions: A child rights-based response demands that we privilege young voices and ensure policy and practice is responsive to their views. CYP are a major resource and can be part of solutions to counter the effects of the pandemic.