As humanitarian need increases overall during the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRC is concerned that more women and girls at risk of gender-based violence are being left behind.
15 million
people in need, mainly women and girls, are missing out on gender-based violence services.
Despite a “shadow pandemic” of violence driven by COVID-19, the IRC found that funding for these services did not grow proportionally alongside need.
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is allocated for each person in need of gender-based violence support services.
A new analysis by the IRC finds that the average funding request for gender-based violence services is only 3% of the total needed.
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girls are at risk of not returning to school because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The IRC is calling on the international community to increase the involvement of local women leaders in developing COVID-19 response plans.
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