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Africa: Women in Africa Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 Pandemic
IPS, 7 April 2020
We are living in uncertain times. All of us are experiencing the Corona pandemic in various ways. For most it means quarantine and physical isolation. We worry about family… Read more »
As COVID-19 Pandemic Rages, Women and Girls Are Even More At Risk
The United Nations secretary-general has warned that the increase in social and economic pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a global increase in violence against women and girls. Many countries have reported a surge in domestic violence incidents and calls to abuse hotlines since the pandemic started spreading globally earlier this year.
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10 April 2020
Policy Brief:The Impact of COVID -19 on Women
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- United Nations
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- United Nations
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The year 2020, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, was intended to be ground-break-ing for gender equality. Instead, with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic even the limited gains made in the past decades are at risk of being rolled back. The pandemic is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing vulnerabilities in social, political and economic systems which are in turn amplifying the impacts of the pandemic.
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(File photo) child marriage, girl, school, rape, abuse
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Africa: SG - Women's Rights and Freedoms Are Essential to Strong, Resilient Societies.
Africa Renewal, 6 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold human suffering and economic devastation around the world. Read more »
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Africa: UN Chief - Coronavirus Pressures Lead to Surge in Domestic Violence
VOA, 6 April 2020
The U.N. secretary-general warned Sunday that the increase in social and economic pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a global increase in violence… Read more »
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Africa: Violence Against Women and Girls - The Shadow Pandemic
UN Women, 6 April 2020
With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion people are now sheltering at home from the global contagion of COVID-19. It’s a protective measure, but it brings another deadly… Read more »
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Africa: Countries Must Tackle 'Horrifying' Domestic Abuse Surge Amid Lockdowns - UN Chief
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 6 April 2020
Calls to helplines have soared in many countries as lockdowns leave women trapped with abusive partners Read more »
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Africa: Coronavirus Measures Will Hit Women Harder Than Men, Charities Warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 1 April 2020
Vulnerable women are likely to suffer violence, more unpaid care work and less access to healthcare as a result of coronavirus Read more »
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Africa: As Pandemic Rages, Women and Girls Face Intensified Risks
UNFPA, 19 March 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health system responses and announcing… Read more »
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Africa: Teen Pregnancy Risk Rises As Schools Shut for COVID-19
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 19 March 2020
With lessons from Ebola, experts warn that closing schools leaves young women at higher risk of abuse from relatives and neighbours, and sees higher rates of consensual teen sex Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 - the Fight to Protect Human Rights Must Include Considerations for GBV
Daily Maverick, 23 March 2020
As South Africa puts in place measures to curtail the spread of Covid-19, the direct relationship between a pandemic and rising levels of gender-based violence cannot be… Read more »
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Africa: Gender 'Could Be Coronavirus Key'
IPS, 17 March 2020
Analysing how coronavirus impacts genders differently could be key in fighting the disease, say public health experts. Read more »
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Africa: COVID-19 - Children At Heightened Risk
Unicef, 20 March 2020
Newly released technical guidance aims to help authorities strengthen protection measures for children during pandemic Read more »
InFocus
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International Women's Day is marked on March 8 every year. But twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women's conference in China - a milestone in advancing equal rights - violence against women and girls is not only common, but widely accepted, a new UN report says. Advocacy groups say that more than two billion women and girls around the world face missing out on the advantages of their male peers, as progress towards global gender equality goals stalls.
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