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040 _aAFVC
245 _aCOVID-19 - GBV and risks to adolescent girls and interventions to protect and empower them
_cUnicef
260 _bUnicef,
_c2020
300 _aelectronic document (4 pages) ; PDF file
520 _aThe 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
650 _aADOLESCENTS
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650 _aCHILD ABUSE
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650 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 _aCOVID-19
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650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aPANDEMICS
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650 _aRISK FACTORS
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 0 _aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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650 _aYOUNG WOMEN
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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_aUNICEF
710 _aInternational Rescue Committee
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856 _uhttps://www.unicef.org/media/68706/file/COVID-19-GBV-risks-to-adolescent-girls-and-interventions-to-protect-them-2020.pdf
856 _uhttps://www.unicef.org/documents/covid-19-gbv-risks-adolescent-girls-and-interventions-protect-and-empower-them?fbclid=IwAR1Kk3qw1w4FxTtFmlrbo013WZIzh7UusxuTKKVMB7shIJC89odPfux14cw
_zAccess the website
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_cBRIEFING