'We're at risk of losing a generation of girls and young women'
UNICEF and UN Women have told the 成人快手 that a generation of adolescent girls have been subject to domestic abuse due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UN estimates that for every 3 months of lockdown, an additional 15 million women are expected to be affected by violence, with a 40 per cent rise of abuse in the home reported in some countries. Economic pressures, caregiving duties and lack of access to education means that young women are more likely to be housebound, and are being disproportionately subject to violence at home.
The 成人快手鈥檚 Gender and Identity reporter, Megha Mohan has interviewed UN Goodwill ambassador, Thai supermodel Cindy Sirinya Bishop and young survivor of abuse from South Africa, in order to tell the story of the continuing "shadow pandemic" for 成人快手 100 Women.
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