VAWG Helpdesk

A research and advice service for DFID staff and all UK government, helping to prevent violence against women and girls

[Sarah Hyde @SazEHyde]

This useful brief summarises evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on VAWG, focusing on women’s experience of different forms of VAWG, child marriage & harmful social norms, roll back on women’s & girls’ rights & SRHR, & women’s political leadership.#endVAWG https://t.co/DaxE7UdHZU

[Lee Webster @leepster]

Strong call for “multi-component, holistic programming for girls”, grounded in evidence and programmatic learning by @KatyChadwick1 @ActionAidUK. Check out Adolescent Girls Resource Pack. #celebrateVAWGhelpdesk #endVAWG @VAWG_Helpdesk @SDDirect_global

https://t.co/nKjA37zeCo

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020 is the first of its kind, charting progress in 155 countries against the “INSPIRE” framework, a set of seven strategies for #EndViolence & responding to violence against children.

👉 https://t.co/MxBPXFusij

[Ellen Bates-Jefferys @BatesJefferys]

"an additional total 13 million child marriages are likely to take place ... due to schools shutting, prevention programmes being paused, and as the effects of increasing poverty takes its toll on families"

Great - and frightening - data work about the #shadowpandemic

[Emily Esplen @EmilyEsplen]

Great to see ⁦#CUSP network identify key lessons from ⁦@WhatWorksVAWG⁩ that resonate with their member’s experiences and provide insights for effective and ethical scale up of #VAWG prevention https://t.co/EUWy0NfUAO

[Baroness Sugg @liz_sugg]

Today we mark the need to #EndRapeInWar. I spoke to #CallToActionGBV partners about tackling gender-based violence in crises.

#UKaid projects, including in conflict-hit #DRC, show we can prevent violence. 🇬🇧 will keep pushing for change in the 🌍system to protect girls & women.

[FCDO Inclusive @FCDOInclusive]

Funded by #UKaid, the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub (RSH) has launched its Online Hub. Explore free #safeguarding and #SEAH resources, incl. for specific challenges raised by #COVID-19. Visit https://t.co/YgYEogfZle to learn more and subscribe for updates. #coronavirus

[UNICEF Innocenti @UNICEFInnocenti]

Remote #data collection on violence against women during #COVID19: A conversation with experts on ethics, measurement & #research priorities

By ⁦@a_peterman⁩ ⁦@Alesscguedes⁩ ⁦@amiyabhatia

https://t.co/6c6yVkguyJ @UNICEFData @TheSVRI @GPtoEndViolence

[Emily Esplen @EmilyEsplen]

Has it become too dangerous to measure violence against women? Some really important cautions here about the safety and ethics of collecting data on #VAWG in a time of #COVID19 https://t.co/FaXoSA6JQy

[GBV Prevention Net @GBVnet]

What are the impacts of COVID-19 on violence against women and children? How do we stand with women and children and ensure their safety? @together4girls interview Lori Michau, Co-Founder and Co-Director of @RV_VAC

https://t.co/u5XZiVEJ5x

[Jessica Roland @JAndersonRoland]

"The lessons we can draw from the #WPS agenda have never been more important."

"The #COVID19 Response: what has women, peace and security got to do with it?" -@shelleyspearing @sddirect_global @LSE_WPS @LSEGenderTweet

https://t.co/OUyq8jBdQK

[VAWG Helpdesk @VAWG_Helpdesk]

Domestic violence set to soar by 20% during global lockdown with an estimated 15 million more cases predicted for every 3 months that lockdown is extended https://t.co/Wcg8rb5WpR

[UNICEF Innocenti @UNICEFInnocenti]

What are 5️⃣ ways governments are responding to #violence against women and children during #COVID19?

READ our latest blog by @a_peterman
and @Alesscguedes: https://t.co/y5ZC3qjhzq #VAC #ENDviolence @GPtoEndViolence
@TheSVRI

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Peace is not just the absence of war. Many women under lockdown for #COVID19 face violence where they should be safest: in their own homes.

Today I appeal for peace in homes around the world.

I urge all governments to put women’s safety first as they respond to the pandemic.

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

Everything you ever wanted to know (or wished you didn't know) about how pandemics affect violence against women and children

https://t.co/ml18urWbh7

A new study by @a_peterman, @alina_potts, @modonnell1231, Thompson, @awakenvision, @smoertelt, & van Gelder

[Rape Crisis South London @RASASC_London]

As we adjust to a different way of life at this time, many issues need urgent attention; how we respond to #VAWG to support survivors & protect women & children during these times is one of them; @VAWG_Helpdesk have developed this report to get us started https://t.co/yVKQebwP2C

[sophie namy @dignityUnites]

#VAW is escalating as women are trapped in homes with their abusers & isolated from support. @GBVAOR has put out excellent & timely guidelines for how to continue GBV programming--a life-saving service-- during the pandemic. https://t.co/YgU2HynB0A @TheSVRI @GBVnet @WhatWorksVAWG

[Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (ICGBV) @ICGBV_Ireland]

3) Webinar slides from this morning - ‘Impact of Covid-19 on women and girls: Mitigating the risks of GBV’
https://t.co/Jb7TMuCemU

(Via @GBVAoR1, webinar en français à venir)

4) plus in-depth guidance for GBV coordination groups from the GBVAoR: https://t.co/UHmEe64cPr

[Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (ICGBV) @ICGBV_Ireland]

2) ‘Why we need to talk more about the potential for Covid-19 to increase the risk of violence against women and girls’: https://t.co/oUqRjHtUIM

Via Social Development Direct @SDDirect_global for @VAWG_Helpdesk