Reactions by other International Organisations
Other European, regional and international organisations are taking important initiatives to collect information, provide guidance and raise awareness about the specific impact of the pandemic and of its consequences on women.
This page aims at compiling and disseminating such information, including notably the initiatives taken by the members of the Platform of Independent Expert Mechanisms on Discrimination and Violence against Women (EDVAW Platform).
Actions by international organisations
United Nations
- The impact of COVID-19 on women, Policy Brief, April 2020
- UN chief calls for domestic violence ‘ceasefire’ amid ‘horrifying global surge, April 2020
- Answering the UN Secretary-General’s Call on Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19, 8 April 2020
- UN Secretary General's Reply
- The socio-economic impact of COVID-19, Report, March 2020
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
- Guidance Note on CEDAW and COVID-19, 22 April 2020
- COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights: Guidance, 15 April 2020
- Call for joint action in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, 21 April 2020
UN Women
- Voices of gender equality mechanisms on COVID-19, Consultations with gender equality mechanisms in the Europe and Central Asia region, 22 June 2020
- In Focus: Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response, working document
- Online and ICT* facilitated violence against women and girls during COVID-19
- Family Friendly Policies and Other Good Workplace Practices in the Context of COVID-19
- Voices of Women's Organisations on COVID-19, Summary of consultations, UN Women Series: Putting Women at the Forefront of COVID-19 response in Europe and Central Asia, April 2020
- Violence Against Women and Girls Data Collection during COVID-19, 17 April 2020
- HeForShe launches #HeForSheAtHome Campaign, 15 April 2020
- COVID-19 and gender: What do we know; what do we need to know?, 13 April 2020
- The Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women and Girls and COVID-19, Issue Brief, 7 April 2020
- COVID-19 and ending violence against women and girls, Issue Brief, April 2020
- Gender-Responsive Prevention and Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Emergency Response to Recovery & Resilience, 27 March 2020
- COVID-19: Women front and centre, Statement from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, 20 March 2020
- UN COVID-19 checklist on gender-sensitive responses for leaders of governments, municipalities, parliaments and other decision makers, 20 March 2020
- Paying attention to women’s needs and leadership will strengthen COVID-19 response, 19 March 2020
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- The impact of COVID-19 on women and girls with disabilities, UNFPA and Women Enabled International, 2021
- COVID-19: A Gender Lens: Protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promoting gender equality, March 2020
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
- Displaced and stateless women and girls at heightened risk of gender-based violence in the coronavirus pandemic, 20 April 2020
- Gender-based violence prevention, risk mitigation and response during COVID-19, 26 March 2020
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Developement Programme (UNDP)
- The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 and Gender Equality, 27 May 2020
- Justice for Women Amidst COVID-19 (joint publication), 22 May 2020
- Gender-based violence and COVID-19, 11 May 2020
- UNDP Gender and Recovery Toolkit, 14 February 2020
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
- COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker, 29 July 2020
- Covid-19 pandemic and gender aspects, 4 May 2020
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- Pandemics Are Not Gender-Neutral, Gender Analysis Can Improve Response to Disease Outbreaks, 15 April 2020
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Raising women’s voices and leadership in COVID-19 policies, 22 April 2020
- Responses to the Covid-19 could exacerbate pre-existing and deeply entrenched discrimination against women and girls, 20 April 2020
- COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights: Guidance, 15 April 2020
- Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic must not discount women and girls, April 2020
- COVID-19 and its human rights dimensions, 31 March 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance, March 2020
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women
Other international organisations
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
Inter-Agency Standing Committee and Global Protection Cluster on GBV Protection and Response
International Parliamentary Union
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement, Report, 15 March 2020
International Labour Organization
- Protecting workers in the workplace - COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace. The impact of COVID-19 on inequalities in the world of work, 30 March 2020
- Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, 18 March 2020
Organization of American States
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Risks under Covid-19 in the OSCE Region, Joint Statement,4 May 2020
- Protection from domestic violence urgently needed for women and children under stay-at-home orders, say OSCE officials, 2 April 2020
World Health Organization
- COVID-19 and violence against women. What the health sector/system can do, Document, 7 April 2020
- COVID-19 and violence against women, 26 March 2020
European Union
Council of the European Union
- Council conclusions on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on gender equality, Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 14-15 June 2021
- Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell, on behalf of the European Union, on human rights in the times of the coronavirus pandemic
European Commission
- The impact of sex and gender in the Covid-19 pandemic, Study, May 2020
- Good Practices for tackling domestic violence in the context of COVID-19, 19 May 2020
European Parliament
- Women in times of COVID-19, EP Flash Eurobarometer, March 2022
- Gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period, report, January 2021
- COVID-19: Stopping the rise in domestic violence during lockdown, 6 April 2020
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
- Covid-19 and gender equality, 2021
- Covid-19 and gender-based violence: Has the pandemic taught us anything?, 9 June 2020
- EU rights and equality agency heads: Let’s step up our efforts to end domestic violence, 29 April 2020
- Coronavirus puts women in the frontline, 25 March 2020
Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)