PREVENTION: Violence against Women and Girls & COVID-19 / United Nations Women.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United Nations Women.

Series:

UN Women Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) COVID-19 Briefs ; no.6.

UN Women Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) COVID-19 Briefs ; no.6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and Gender Issues.

Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Women and Gender Issues.

Public Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (8 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2020.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This brief provides background information on the root causes and risk factors that explain why violence against women occurs in the first place. It highlights how the context of COVID-19 (coronavirus) is exacerbating those factors and the impact it is having on rates of violence against women and the ability to undertake evidence-based prevention work in the current context. It outlines the guiding principles for prevention activities and provides indicative interventions that can be undertaken during social distancing. The brief draws from the prevention field and evidence-based frameworks. It is a living document that will benefit from the vast and evolving knowledge of a wide range of experts who are supporting solutions to end violence against women and girls across countries and contexts.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.