This year, the COVID-19 Pandemic has led to a rise in gender-based violence around the world, following public health responses such as lockdowns. The UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence has chosen the theme “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” to emphasize the continued need for funding and essential services through the pandemic.
According to the World Health Organization, up to 70% of women experience physical and or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives, depending on the country. In most countries the rates of physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner range from 29% to 62%.
Even more concerning, over 50% of physically abused women reported that they had never sought help from formal services or authority figures.
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