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The Global Girlhood Report 2020: How COVID-19 is putting progress in peril
2020 was supposed to be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for women and girls. The year when governments, businesses, organisations, and individuals came together to develop a five-year plan to accelerate progress for #GenerationEquality. Then COVID-19 s
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The Secondary Impacts of COVID-19 on Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa
This rapid review focuses on identifying evidence on the secondary impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It aims to enable a greater understanding of the unique circumstances of women and girls in the region, which could assi
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Beyond the Shadow Pandemic: Protecting a generation of girls from gender-based violence through COVID-19 to recovery
COVID-19 is exposing and exacerbating the existing inequalities that put girls at increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV). This policy brief includes concrete recommendations for UN actors, donors, national governments, humanitarian actors, and the
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Girls on the Move Research Series
The dream of a better future makes millions of girls leave their homes each year. Every girl carries a powerful story- why she migrates, the risks she faces, and the vision of a future she heads toward. It is important that girls' stories are heard. Girls
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Stop the War on Children 2020: Gender matters
The third report of Save the Children's Stop the War on Children campaign reveals shocking trends in the threats to the safety and wellbeing of children living in areas impacted by conflict. While fewer children are living in conflict-affected areas, thos
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Violence against Women and Girls in Bangladesh: Barriers to legal recourse and support
Women and girls in Bangladesh are facing increased domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is highlighting pre-existing systemic barriers to legal recourse, protection, and social services. This crisis comes as Bangladesh marks the anniversar
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Because We Matter: Addressing COVID-19 and violence against girls in Asia-Pacific
Asia is home to more than half of the world’s 1.1 billion girls. Gender inequality in many parts of the region means that girls are often systematically disadvantaged and oppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. Emerging data shows t
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Barriers to Education for Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
There is limited literature on the barriers to girls’ education in the DRC. The main findings of the research suggest that cultural history, economic lack, and the coexistence of these are the main factors hindering access to girls’ education. Limited dat
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Pan-African Girlhood Report 2020: How COVID-19 is putting progress in peril
In Africa, the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa (known as ‘the Maputo Protocol’) was adopted on 11 July 2003 to ensure and advance African Women’s Rights. Close to two decades since the adoption, this comprehensive and pro
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Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings in South Asia: Study results from Bangladesh and Nepal
There are estimated to be 285 million child brides in South Asia. Child marriages can result in serious violations of human rights as it prevents the child from having a childhood where it can play and be protected. Although the child marriage rates are d
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Women and Girls Safe Spaces: Technical guidance note for COVID-19
Women's and girl's safe spaces provide access to life-saving services, psychosocial support, referrals and information. In many communities, these spaces are trusted structures where women's and girl's physical and emotional safety is respected. However,
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Women’s Wellbeing Survey- 2019: Findings from Sri Lanka's first dedicated national survey on violence against women and girls
Sri Lanka’s first national survey on violence against women and girls using an internationally recognized standardized methodology, was the 2019 Women’s Wellbeing Survey. The survey covers all 25 districts in Sri Lanka and includes interviews with more th