Not Just Hotlines and Mobile Phones: GBV Service Provision during COVID-19

Publication language
English
Date published
21 Apr 2020
Publisher
UNICEF
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Working in conflict setting, COVID-19, Epidemics & pandemics, Gender, Health, Protection
Organisations
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Link
https://www.unicef.org/documents/gender-based-violence-service-provision-during-covid-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) controls in many countries have come hand-in-hand with a suspension of gender-based violence (GBV) services. Some services are now phone-based, but this is not a solution that works for all. This short discussion note for GBV specialists explores low-tech ways to reach women and girls at risk of violence.

Authors: 
UNICEF