'Horrifying global surge in domestic violence,' amid coronavirus lockdowns, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says as number of women calling support services doubles in some countries
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says there has been “a horrifying global surge in domestic violence” in recent weeks as fear of the coronavirus pandemic has grown along with its social and economic consequences.
Guterres said that “for many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest — in their own homes.”The secretary general said in some countries, which he didn’t name, “the number of women calling support services has doubled.” “I urge all governments to make the prevention and redress of violence against women a key part of their national response plans for Covid-19,” Guterres said.Citing official data, a parliamentary committee into violence against women said last week that reports to police of domestic abuse dropped to 652 in the first 22 days of March, when Italy went into lockdown, from 1,157 in the same period of 2019.
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