UN calls for response to increasing domestic violence amid Covid-19 lockdown

The call follows a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” linked to lockdowns imposed to fight the spread of Covid-19.

The combination of economic and social stresses brought on by the pandemic, as well as restrictions on movement, have dramatically increased the numbers of women and girls facing abuse, in almost all countries, according to the UN. Research by the World Health Organisation , has detailed disturbing impacts of violence on women’s physical, sexual, reproductive and mental health.

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