Responding to the Shadow Pandemic: Taking Stock of Gender-Based Violence Risks and Responses during COVID-19
Categories: Global Public Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: No Region
Year: 2020
Citation: "Responding to the Shadow Pandemic: Taking Stock of Gender-Based Violence Risks and Responses during COVID-19." UN Children's Fund. September 2020.
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: No Region
Year: 2020
Citation: "Responding to the Shadow Pandemic: Taking Stock of Gender-Based Violence Risks and Responses during COVID-19." UN Children's Fund. September 2020.
Executive Summary
Gender-based violence is a problem of human rights, public health and development. It is also a problem that has had devastating effects for women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. This real-time emergent learning brief has been prepared for UNICEF country offices and practitioners as they respond to gender-based violence during the pandemic. Drawing on evidence from current country experiences, the brief identifies emerging risks related to gender-based violence; highlights programme responses and adaptations; and outlines key points for programming, advocacy and systems change.