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One of the ways in which the 2020 global COVID-19 crisis is affecting women and girls particularly heavily is through the alarming increase in gender-based violence (GBV). GBV in all its many forms increases during every type of emergency and the current health and economic crisis is no exception. The further pressure of lockdowns and movement restrictions associated with the pandemic response has seen domestic violence, in particular, surge in country after country. The situ...