The Ignored Pandemic: The Dual Crises of Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19
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L’autre pandémie : Les crises interconnectées des violences basées sur le genre et de la COVID-19Author(s)
Harvey, RowanPublication date
2021-11-25Country
IndonesiaLebanon
Malawi
Myanmar
New Zealand
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Philippines
South Africa
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OxfamDocument type
Briefing paperDescription
Gender Based Violence (GBV) is a global pandemic existing in all social groups across the globe, yet it has largely been ignored in the COVID-19 response and recovery plans.
It is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified GBV, including domestic violence and intimate partner violence amongst other forms of violations, but the investments in GBV prevention and response are dramatically inadequate, with just 0.0002% of the overall COVID-19 response funding opportunities going into it. Barriers to achieving gender justice, such as harmful social norms, continue to exist, but progress made since the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign show that there are solutions, and feminist activism has been a driving force for progress on eliminating gender-based violence.