Answering the UN Secretary-General’s Call on Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19
Statement by 124 UN Member States and Observers
We strongly support the appeal by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19.
As more countries report infection and lockdown, domestic violence helplines and shelters across the world are reporting rising calls for help. Victims and survivors have no means of escape when violence occurs in the place they are being told to take shelter: at home.
More than ever, there needs to be zero tolerance for domestic violence. We commit to making prevention and redress of gender-based violence a key part of our national and global responses, including ensuring that information is available and that services are safely accessible.
We pay tribute to social and health workers, civil society organisations, as well as UN Women and other UN agencies for their important efforts to tackle this crisis.
Women are not just victims. They play a major role in the response against COVID-19. Nearly 70 per cent of frontline health and social workers are women. Women also shoulder a disproportionate share of unpaid care work and they are critical actors in the sustainable development of all countries.
We must therefore ensure women are included in all response and recovery decisions. This is the only way to “build back better” for everyone.
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1. Afghanistan 2. Albania 3. Andorra 4. Angola 5. Argentina 6. Armenia 7. Australia 8. Austria 9. Azerbaijan 10. Bahamas 11. Bangladesh 12. Belgium 13. Bhutan 14. Bolivia 15. Bosnia and Herzegovina 16. Botswana 17. Brazil 18. Bulgaria 19. Burkina Faso 20. Burundi 21. Canada 22. Cabo Verde 23. Chile 24. Colombia 25. Comoros 26. Costa Rica 27. Côte d’Ivoire 28. Croatia 29. Cyprus 30. Czech Republic 31. Democratic Republic of the Congo 32. Denmark 33. Djibouti 34. Dominican Republic 35. Ecuador 36. El Salvador 37. Equatorial Guinea 38. Estonia 39. Eswatini 40. Ethiopia 41. Fiji 42. Finland |
43. France 44. Gambia 45. Hungary 46. Georgia 47. Germany 48. Ghana 49. Greece 50. Guatemala 51. Guyana 52. Honduras 53. Iceland 54. Ireland 55. Israel 56. Italy 57. Jamaica 58. Japan 59. Jordan 60. Kenya 61. Latvia 62. Lebanon 63. Liberia 64. Liechtenstein 65. Lithuania 66. Luxembourg 67. Malawi 68. Malaysia 69. Maldives 70. Mali 71. Malta 72. Marshall Islands 73. Mauritius 74. Mexico 75. Micronesia (Federated States of) 76. Monaco 77. Mongolia 78. Montenegro 79. Morocco 80. Namibia 81. North Macedonia 82. Nepal 83. Netherlands |
84. New Zealand 86. Norway 87. Palau 88. Panama 89. Papua New Guinea 90. Paraguay 91. Peru 92. Philippines 93. Poland 94. Portugal 95. Republic of Korea 96. Republic of Moldova 97. Romania 98. Samoa 99. San Marino 100. Serbia 101. Seychelles 102. Sierra Leone 103. Slovakia 104. Slovenia 105. Solomon Islands 106. South Africa 107. Spain 108. Suriname 109. Switzerland 110. Sweden 111. Thailand 112. Trinidad and Tobago 113. Tunisia 114. Turkey 115. Tuvalu 116. Uganda 117. Ukraine 118. United Kingdom 119. United Republic of Tanzania 120. Uruguay 121. Vanuatu 122. Venezuela 123. State of Palestine 124. European Union |
