The Covid-19 Pandemic and Violence Against Women in Asia and the Pacific
Categories: Global Public Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19, Economic Participation, Economic Recovery, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: East Asia and the Pacific
Year: 2021
Citation: Cai, Cai. "The Covid-19 Pandemic and Violence Against Women in Asia and the Pacific." United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. June 2021.
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19, Economic Participation, Economic Recovery, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: East Asia and the Pacific
Year: 2021
Citation: Cai, Cai. "The Covid-19 Pandemic and Violence Against Women in Asia and the Pacific." United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. June 2021.
Executive Summary
In the background of the global public health and economic turmoil of the Covid-19 pandemic lurks another crisis: rising rates of violence against women (VAW). This paper provides a preliminary understanding of how the Covid-19 pandemic influences the prevalence of VAW within Asia and the Pacific.