Africa: Impact of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence in West and Central Africa

press release

Dakar, 9 July 2020 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa held a virtual conference on Wednesday 08 July 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence in West and Central Africa. The webinar focused on two country case studies, namely Cameroon and Mali

In each of the two countries, the evidence presented suggested that there was an increase in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) during the period of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as countries applied restrictive measures to curb the spread of the virus.

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