Thread by @WHO

WHO and @UN_Women are Global Leaders of the #GenerationEquality Action Coalition on ending gender-based violence bit.ly/2YOyOKl

WHO is committed to working towards a 🌏🌍🌎 in which all ♀️ live their lives free of violence and discrimination bit.ly/2YOyOKl

#GenerationEquality

Ending gender-based violence and #GenerationEquality starts with RESPECT.
See @WHO and @UN_Women led inter-agency framework for preventing gender-based violence bit.ly/3gj2F3c

1 in 3 👩👩👩 around the 🌍🌎🌏 experience physical or sexual violence by:

A husband
A boyfriend
An intimate partner
A lover
A parent
A relative
A colleague
A boss
A stranger

We must #ENDviolence against 👩‍🦰 & 👧!

Violence against women takes multiple forms:

🔴Intimate partner violence
🔴Physical
🔴Sexual
🔴Psychological
🔴Female Genital Mutilation
🔴Forced and early marriages
🔴Femicide
🔴Trafficking
🔴Virginity testing

#ENDviolence against women and girls!

120 million girls & young women under 20 years of age have suffered some form of forced sexual contact.

It's time to #EndViolence against girls & young women.

👉 bit.ly/2zHP31Y

Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health, and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings.

#EndViolence

During the #COVID19 pandemic, risks of violence against 👩👩👩 increase due to:

❗️ More time at home with abusers
❗️ Rising stress
❗️ Isolation from social support networks
❗️ Limited access to critical services

#coronavirus

If you are experiencing violence during #COVID19:

🤝 Reach out to supportive family, friends or neighbours
📞 Call a hotline or access information online if possible
🆘 Seek out local services for survivors

#coronavirus

👩👩👩 who suffer intimate partner violence are:

🔶2⃣ times more likely to experience depression
🔶almost 2⃣ times more likely to have alcohol use disorders
🔶1⃣.5⃣ times more likely to acquire a sexually transmitted infection
🔶1⃣6⃣% more likely to have a ⬇️ birth-weight baby

No matter where we live, we all have stories of how violence against 👩 has affected our lives or someone we know.

The health system, health care providers & policy makers all have a role to #EndViolence; make sure survivors are heard; and make the 🌍 a safer place for 👩 & 👧

#HealthWorkers, you can help women survivors of violence during #COVID19:

🤝 Offer first-line support to women
🩹 Provide medical treatment
❤️ Connect and refer to survivors to support

#coronavirus