TY - BOOK ED - UNICEF ED - International Rescue Committee TI - COVID-19 - GBV and risks to adolescent girls and interventions to protect and empower them PY - 2020/// PB - Unicef, KW - ADOLESCENTS KW - CHILD ABUSE KW - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE KW - COVID-19 KW - INTERVENTION KW - PANDEMICS KW - RISK FACTORS KW - SEXUAL VIOLENCE KW - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN KW - YOUNG WOMEN KW - INTERNATIONAL N2 - The gendered impacts of infectious disease outbreaks and their propensity to increase Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have been well-documented in each of the most recent major epidemics - including Zika, SARS and Ebola [1]. Early evidence indicates that COVID-19 is no different in this respect, with GBV providers and community groups reporting a sharp increase in reported incidents of Intimate Partner Violence.[2] Adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable. Studies of past disease outbreaks and other humanitarian crisis have shown that without targeted intervention, COVID-19 will heighten pre-existing risks of GBV against girls, stymie their social, economic and educational development and threaten their sexual reproductive health.[3] This paper looks to set out the particular vulnerabilities for adolescent girls and provides practical guidance on how to provide girls with targeted support during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Introduction). Record #6690 UR - https://www.unicef.org/media/68706/file/COVID-19-GBV-risks-to-adolescent-girls-and-interventions-to-protect-them-2020.pdf UR - https://www.unicef.org/documents/covid-19-gbv-risks-adolescent-girls-and-interventions-protect-and-empower-them?fbclid=IwAR1Kk3qw1w4FxTtFmlrbo013WZIzh7UusxuTKKVMB7shIJC89odPfux14cw ER -