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Responding to the shadow pandemic: taking stock of  gender-based violence  risks and responses during COVID-19

Governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have had devastating effects on women and girls. 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 UNICEF 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.

UNICEF (2020). Responding to the Shadow Pandemic: Taking stock  gender-based violence  risks and responses during COVID-19.

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Responding to the shadow pandemic: taking stock of  gender-based violence  risks and responses during COVID-19

Gender Working Group

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