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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Violence Against Women in Asia and the Pacific

Authored by: Cai Cai

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.

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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.