Report: web searches signal at real-life spike in gender-based violence during disasters and other crises

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UN Women
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People search more frequently for terms relating to gender-based violence (GBV) during times of crisis, according to a recent study of online behaviour in four Pacific Island countries. These findings in the new report Disasters, Crises and Violence Against Women: Evidence from Big Data Analysis, Lessons from Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga, must now be used to improve how survivors of such violence are reached during precisely those periods when the need is greatest, and support may be difficult to access.

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September 7, 2023
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