PANCAP - PAHO Webinar - Effects of COVID-19 on gender-based violence
Date:
Friday, May 29, 2020
Description:
This PANCAP-PAHO webinar focus on recommendations and strategies to prevent and respond to domestic violence against women and children during COVID-19.
As people are asked to stay at home, reports of partner and domestic violence are increasing. Women and children, from different age and social groups, are at particular risk of violence in their homes. Preventing and responding to violence is an important component of the COVID-19 response.
Objective(s) of the meeting:
- To focus on recommendations and strategies to prevent and respond to domestic violence against women and children during COVID-19.
- To discuss key strategies to plan for, inform on, prevent and respond to violence against women and children.
Brief synthesis of the topics:
Presenters discuss key strategies to plan for, inform on, prevent and respond to violence against women and children.
Speakers. Brief summary of the curriculum:
- Britta Monika Baer, Regional Advisor on Violence Prevention, WHO Regional Office for the Americas / Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- Pilar de la Corte Molina, MD, Sexual and Reproductive Health Advisor, Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Aurora Nogueira-Ramkisoon, Liason Officer, UNFPA Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago
Keywords:
violence, domestic violence against women and children, COVID-19
