Harnessing Feminist Principles & Approaches to Improve Mental Health Care for Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Humanitarian Contexts
Извор: WUNRN – 14.07.2020
Laura Martineau-Searle, GBV AoR Helpdesk Manager, introduces a new GBV AoR Helpdesk report authored by Jeanne Ward, which explores what it means to apply feminist principles to specialized mental health care for GBV survivors, and how we might reinforce these principles in GBV-related mental health and psychosocial support programming in humanitarian settings.
While the humanitarian community has widely endorsed the importance of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programming in emergencies, there is limited guidance on specialized mental health interventions for the many women and girls who experience gender-based violence (GBV).
State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World 2020 - Hunger & Malnutrition
Извор: WUNRN – 13.07.2020
Almost 690 million people around the world went hungry in 2019. As progress in fighting hunger stalls, the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying the vulnerabilities and inadequacies of global food systems. While it is too early to assess the full impact of the lockdowns and other containment measures, at least another 83 million people, and possibly as many as 132 million, may go hungry in 2020. The setback throws into further doubt the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal for zero hunger.
CEDAW Committee Stands with Women & Girls in Global Anti-Racism Protests
Извор: WUNRN – 11.07.2020
GENEVA (10 July 2020) The UN women’s rights committee has called for a new era of human rights and gender justice, stressing that the lives of black women and girls also matter.
In a statement issued today, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) said it stood in solidarity with the millions of women and girls who joined the protests after the killing of George Floyd, insisting that their voices calling for an end of racism be heard.
The violence inflicted on George Floyd by four police officers in the United States in May has generated anti-racist protests and solidarity movements throughout the world. “At the most vulnerable moment, Mr. Floyd called for his mother, as have other victims before him, reminding us of the great loss, pain and economic dislocation that women experience in losing their children, spouses and partners, siblings and other family members in this unrelenting cycle of racist violence,” the Committee said.
Asia Pacific - Study Details COVID-19 Impact on Women in the Region
Извор: WUNRN – 10.07.2020
Women sit with their children on a footpath in Agra, India - Praveen Jain | ThePrint
A study by the United Nations Women's Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific found that women in the region are being disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Women are more likely to lose hours at work, experience higher levels of stress and have less health insurance than men on average, the study found.
WHO: Аccess to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
Извор: Светска здравствена организација – 06.07.2020
Countries seek innovative ways to mitigate the impact of disruptions and keep services going
Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new WHO survey conducted ahead of the International AIDS Society’s biannual conference. Twenty-four countries reported having either a critically low stock of ARVs or disruptions in the supply of these life-saving medicines.
The survey follows a modelling exercise convened by WHO and UNAIDS in May which forecasted that a six-month disruption in access to ARVs could lead to a doubling in AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 alone.
Global Food Crises Report 2020
Извор: WUNRN – 09.07.2020
Direct Link to Full 240-Page 2020 Report on The Global Food Crises
Food insecurity refers to the lack of secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal human growth and development and an active and healthy life. For people to be food secure, food must be both consistently available and accessible in sufficient quantities and diversity and households must be able to utilize (store, cook, prepare and share) the food in a way that has a positive nutritional impact.
Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media
Извор: WUNRN – 08.07.2020
Global HIV/AIDS Report 2020
Извор: WUNRN – 08.07.2020
HIV targets set for 2020 will not be reached, owing in part to deeply unequal access to antiretroviral therapy, and service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Bending the Curve Towards Greater Gender Equality
Извор: WUNRN – 07.07.2020
The Equal Measures EM2030 SDG Gender Index is a comprehensive tool to explore the state of gender equality across 129 countries (covering 95% of the world’s girls and women), 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 51 targets linked to issues inherent in the SDGs.
https://www.equalmeasures2030.org/products/bending-the-curve-towards-gender-equality-by-2030/
Direct link to full 29-page 2020 Bending the curve report
HARNASSING THE POWER OF DATA FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Trafficking in Persons Report 2020
Извор: WUNRN – 07.07.2020
Direct Link to Full 570 Page 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report
Who Cares for the Caregivers: Unsung Heroines
Извор: WUNRN – 04.07.2020
A Pakistani child domestic worker. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi /IPS
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 11 2020 (IPS) - Even before Covid-19, the world was facing a care crisis. The plight of often neglected, under-appreciated, under-protected and poorly equipped ‘frontline’ health personnel working to contain the pandemic has drawn attention to the tip of the care crisis iceberg.
Harmful Practices Against Women & Girls Undermine Equality - State of the World Population Report 2020 - FGM+
Извор: WUNRN – 04.07.2020
Direct Link to Full 164-Page UNFPA Report
State of World Population 2020
Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities.