WFO, Nov. 25, 2020
To mark the international day for the elimination of violence against women, the World Food Programme (WFP) reached out to Lucky, a Rohingya refugee in Cox’s Bazar and advocate for women’s rights and equality
On 25 November, the UN’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign launches its ‘16 days of activism against gender-based violence’.
This year’s campaign draws attention to how the COVID-19 crisis has led to an alarming increase in multiple forms of violence against women and girls, especially physical, psychological, sexual and economic forms of domestic violence fuelled by household economic and food insecurity and confined living conditions due to lockdown and social isolation measures.
From Lucky — a resident of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where WFP assists up to 900,000 people there with in-kind food assistance.
Like many people, the coronavirus pandemic changed my life. I’m not meeting my friends, I’m not going to university, and I’m studying online. But I’m working to spread awareness on the virus to keep my community safe.
In full: https://insight.wfp.org/im-graduating-my-friends-are-being-forced-to-marry-90c9873ee9a7
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