As countries across the globe struggle to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns are being raised about the effect of the pandemic on Gender Based Violence (GBV) in all countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Not just hotlines and mobile phones:GBV Service provision during COVID-19
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The Regional Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Working Group is an inter-agency coordination platform established to provide technical support on risk communication and community engagement to novel coronavirus outbreak (known as COVID-19) preparedness and response in Asia and the Pacific.
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This document is intended to support non-GBV specialist humanitarian actors to identify COVID-19, GBV-specific risks in their sectors, and take actions to mitigate those risks.
This document does not claim to be an exhaustive set of guidance, nor should the content be treated as static. Instead, it contains an initial summary of potential options for adapting established good practice to this unprecedented situation. It will be treated as a working document that will be further refined as the situation and the response continues to evolve.
Source: Identifying and Mitigating Gender-Based Violence Risks within the COVID-19 Response
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This is a set of social media tiles that can be shared online or printed as posters and shared for the general public on a) how COVID-19 and lock down measures are exacerbating risks of domestic violence and b) what survivors, general public and health workers can do to mitigate risks of violence against women during the pandemic.
Source: Violence Against Women and COVID-19
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A coalition of leading international organizations has analyzed successful interventions to make key programmatic recommendations for grassroots organizations working on the frontlines of gender and the COVID-19 crisis; as well as policy recommendations for the international community.
Source: A Practical Approach to Prevent, Address and Document Domestic Violence under COVID-19
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In this document, the Center for Global Development explains nine different pathways linking pandemics and violence against women and children. In addition, it suggests eight policy and program responses for action by governments, civil society, international and community-based organizations.
Source: Pandemics and Violence Against Women and Children
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This briefing note aims at giving an overview of risks of gender-based violence (GBV) in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes recommendations to mitigate risks and ensure access to lifesaving GBV services. The last section contains a list of useful resources.
Women and girls of concern to UNHCR are likely to experience distinct challenges and risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as such the outbreak might exacerbate already existing risks of GBV. Confinement is expected to increase risks of intimate partner violence for displaced women and girls, while worsened socio-economic situation will expose refugee women and girls in particular to increased risks of sexual exploitation by community members as well as humanitarian workers. In parallel, access to regular GBV services is likely to become challenging for survivors.
Source: Gender-based violence prevention, risk mitigation and response during COVID-19
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UN Women has been closely following the political and economic response to COVID-19 and how it is impacting women and girls. We are working with partners to deliver a more accurate picture of the gender dimension to the response so that it can be more effective for women and girls.
Source: COVID-19: Emerging gender data and why it matters
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How to safely use – protecting yourself and others – when using public transportation during Coronavirus.
Source: Advice for riding the (mini) bus in Zambia
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During this time of social distancing and isolation, there is an increased risk of domestic violence. Women and children are most vulnerable. To change, men have to want to stop being hurtful towards others.
This poster lists six steps that one may consider when feeling aggressive.
Source: Six Steps for Men To Prevent Domestic Violence
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