Gender Alert on COVID 19 in Afghanistan Issue II: Ensuring Access to Services for Survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls
Categories: Global Public Health
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Year: 2020
Citation: “Gender Alert on COVID 19 in Afghanistan Issue II: Ensuring Access to Services for Survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls.” United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2020.
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Year: 2020
Citation: “Gender Alert on COVID 19 in Afghanistan Issue II: Ensuring Access to Services for Survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls.” United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2020.
Executive Summary
This second alert focuses on the trends and implications for the provision of services (health, police and justice, social services and coordination of these services) during the COVID-19 pandemic for women and girls who experience violence. It highlights the need to prioritize access to quality and coordinated services for survivors of violence. This alert concludes with a set of preliminary recommendations for consideration by national and international stakeholders to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG).