U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has urged “peace at home” and called for governments to prioritize safeguards against domestic violence in their COVID-19 response plans, as he warned that calls to support services have surged in some countries
nio Guterres has urged “peace at home” and called for governments to prioritise safeguards against domestic violence in their COVID-19 response plans, as he warned that calls to support services have surged in some countries.
This includes measures such as: setting up ‘emergency warning systems’ in pharmacies, declare shelters as essential services, avoid releasing prisoners whose convictions are linked to violence against women and girls, and increase public awareness campaigns. The U.N. has found that calls to domestic violence helplines have tripled in China, while they have doubled in Malaysia and Lebanon, compared with the same period last year. In Australia, online searches for domestic violence help have surged to the highest levels in five years, according to the U.N.
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