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VAWG Helpdesk

@VAWG_Helpdesk

A research and advice service for DFID staff and all UK government, helping to prevent violence against women and girls

London, England Katılım Mayıs 2015
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Sarah Hyde
Sarah Hyde@SazEHyde·
This useful brief summarises evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on VAWG, focusing on women’s experience of different forms of VAWG, child marriage & harmful social norms, roll back on women’s & girls’ rights & SRHR, & women’s political leadership.#endVAWG sddirect.org.uk/media/1987/vaw…
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World Health Organization (WHO)
The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020 is the first of its kind, charting progress in 155 countries against the “INSPIRE” framework, a set of seven strategies for #EndViolence & responding to violence against children. 👉 bit.ly/2zHP31Y
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Ellen Bates-Jefferys
Ellen Bates-Jefferys@BatesJefferys·
"an additional total 13 million child marriages are likely to take place ... due to schools shutting, prevention programmes being paused, and as the effects of increasing poverty takes its toll on families" Great - and frightening - data work about the #shadowpandemic
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Baroness Sugg
Baroness Sugg@liz_sugg·
Today we mark the need to #EndRapeInWar. I spoke to #CallToActionGBV partners about tackling gender-based violence in crises. #UKaid projects, including in conflict-hit #DRC, show we can prevent violence. 🇬🇧 will keep pushing for change in the 🌍system to protect girls & women.
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Emily Esplen
Emily Esplen@EmilyEsplen·
Has it become too dangerous to measure violence against women? Some really important cautions here about the safety and ethics of collecting data on #VAWG in a time of #COVID19 devex.com/news/has-it-be…
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VAWG Helpdesk@VAWG_Helpdesk·
Domestic violence set to soar by 20% during global lockdown with an estimated 15 million more cases predicted for every 3 months that lockdown is extended theguardian.com/global-develop…
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António Guterres
António Guterres@antonioguterres·
Peace is not just the absence of war. Many women under lockdown for #COVID19 face violence where they should be safest: in their own homes. Today I appeal for peace in homes around the world. I urge all governments to put women’s safety first as they respond to the pandemic.
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Womankind Worldwide
Womankind Worldwide@woman_kind·
We need an approach to #coronavirus that protects women and girls from the increase risk of violence. @VAWG_Helpdesk has taken a rapid review of evidence of what the impact of the pandemic might be and what can be done to respond. Read: lght.ly/ce47dff
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sophie namy
sophie namy@dignityUnites·
#VAW is escalating as women are trapped in homes with their abusers & isolated from support. @GBVAOR has put out excellent & timely guidelines for how to continue GBV programming--a life-saving service-- during the pandemic. bit.ly/2Ja0WyU @TheSVRI @GBVnet @WhatWorksVAWG
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