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Sexual violence in armed conflict: can we prevent a COVID-19 backslide?
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:10:01
Publish Date: 2021-05-14 13:28:18
Description: Three months into the pandemic, the ICRC’s Head of Addressing Sexual Violence published a call to humanitarian agencies to urgently address the risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) rising in the shadow of COVID-19. She called on ICRC and others to bolster efforts to ensure continued service delivery for survivors of sexual violence. It is now clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled two opposing trends: new sexual violence in places affected by conflict and violence, and fewer services available for victims and survivors. Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, ICRC’s Addressing Sexual Violence Advisor, May Maloney, outlines the challenges and how international humanitarian law (IHL) can help address them.
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