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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Groups are rushing to get emergency contraception and <keyword id="11901426" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="abortion" source="Orion">abortion</keyword> pills to Ukrainians.</li><li>The increased demand is linked, in part, to reports of <keyword id="13553399" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sexual-violence" source="Orion">sexual violence</keyword> by Russian soldiers.</li></ul>Local and <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="international" source="Orion">international</keyword> groups are rushing to get post-rape kits, emergency contraception, and abortion pills to Ukrainians amid growing evidence that Russian soldiers have used sexual violence as a weapon of war.<keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword> says it's received <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-400-sexual-violence-rape-cases-russia-troops-2022-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">more than 400 reports</a> of sexual violence, including <keyword id="11911221" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rape" source="Orion">rape</keyword>, in two weeks.Existing data is unlikely to "convey an accurate picture" of the true magnitude of sexual violence in the country because rape so often goes unreported, even in times of peace, Jaime Nadal Roig, the UNFPA's representative to Ukraine, told Insider.Though Insider has been unable to verify the allegations independently, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-woman-raped-by-russian-soldiers-sexual-violence-investigation-2022-3?r=US&amp;IR=T">reports</a> of rape have emerged from across Ukraine. "These stories are revolting that are being told by women, and many of them are becoming pregnant," said California Rep. Jackie Speier, a cochair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, during an interview with Insider.Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine's ombudsman for human rights, said that in Bucha, where a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-disproves-russia-claims-that-bucha-massacre-is-ukraine-hoax-2022-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">massacre</a> took place in March, about 25 girls and women — ages 14 to 24 — were raped during the occupation of a house. Nine of them are now pregnant, Denisova said, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61071243">BBC News</a> reported.And because of pregnancies such as these, Speier said, there's now a critical race to quickly get reproductive-health supplies to Ukrainian women in need.<div type="image" title="A woman, standing in a crowd. with a white scarf over her head holds a tissue to her face." height="4364" width="6546" msid="91401278" hostid="261"></div>Caroline Hickson, the regional director of the European Network of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, said the organization had sent 2,880 packets of emergency contraception to Ukraine.Emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, must be taken within five days of sexual contact to be effective. Abortion pills can be taken up to 11 weeks into pregnancy.It can't be determined if all the pills are to help rape victims, but Hickson said demand was highest in the east of Ukraine, "where the conflict is."<div type="image" title="A woman organizes donated medical supplies at a central aid processing and distribution centre on 2 May 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine." height="5292" width="7055" msid="91401407" hostid="261"></div>Emergency contraception and abortion were easily accessible in Ukraine before the war, but they have become near impossible to get as the war rages on and supply chains are disrupted. Lygiai, a Lithuanian nongovernmental organization, is another group working to supply Ukrainians with emergency contraception, and it's sent 1,736 tablets since the beginning of the war, it said."The organizations we work with are also small organizations, so they find out about the need, and we know about it right away. So we can address those needs quickly because there's no bureaucratic process, and there's no red tape internally in our organizations," Lygiai's Skirmante Cairns said. <h2>Ukrainian refugees are fleeing to countries with limited abortion access</h2>A large number of <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60555472">Ukrainian refugees</a> have fled to <keyword id="11937111" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="poland" source="Orion">Poland</keyword>, which has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe.Although abortions in the case of rape are technically allowed, it is "almost never performed," said Women Help Women, an organization partnered with Abortion Without Borders."The process of obtaining one is incredibly traumatic and includes obtaining a certificate from a prosecutor to prove rape occurred, which in the case of Ukrainian women is obviously impossible," the organization said in a statement to Insider.Pregnant Ukrainian refugees who are too far along to use abortion pills are forced to travel to countries such as England and the Netherlands to seek out medical abortions, Women Help Women said.<div type="image" title="Ukrainian refugees in Poland" height="1333" width="2000" msid="91401410" hostid="261"></div>"They're going to a strange land, some of them with no economic means, and if they're lucky to have escaped, they could possibly be pregnant with a Russian rapist's baby," said Florida Rep. Lois Frankel, a cochair of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DemWomenCaucus/about">Democratic Women's Caucus</a>, during an interview with Insider. "What could be more horrifying than that?"Hickson, IPPF Europe's regional director, said abortion was also strictly controlled in Hungary and Slovakia, where many Ukrainian refugees have also fled.She said that emergency contraception was available via prescription in Poland and Hungary, but that it could be extremely difficult to obtain."There are a lot of doctors who will simply not give that prescription or make it very difficult, or we've even heard reports that doctors will pretend that they're not allowed to give out that prescription," Hickson said.She added, "There's a whole chilling effect that makes it extremely difficult for women from the country and then twice as difficult, of course, if you arrive and don't have any connections or know where to go."<h2>For many, wartime is not the right time to have a baby</h2>The demand for abortions and emergency contraception isn't solely from survivors of rape. There are those whose lives have been turned upside down by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and who no longer feel they can carry out their pregnancies."You may be displaced, separated from your partner, your family, your support systems. You've lost your job, your income, and your life is completely uncertain," Hickson said. "It may very well not be the moment you would wish to be pregnant."<div type="image" title="A woman collects debris to throw outside at an apartment damaged by a missile explosion in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 5, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine." height="4001" width="6000" msid="91401413" hostid="261"></div>Many may feel that wartime is an unsuitable time to have a baby. Not least of all because the trauma of war, reports say, makes for increasingly difficult pregnancies.Doctors in Poland say they are seeing higher rates of pregnancy complications, premature births, and stillbirths because of the stresses of war and limited access to <keyword id="11897506" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="healthcare" source="Orion">healthcare</keyword> for Ukrainian refugees, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukrainian-refugees-confront-increase-pregnancy-complications-rcna25467">NBC News</a> reported.And within Ukraine, one doctor told the <a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/ukrainian-women-giving-birth-prematurely-trauma-war-1599583">i newspaper</a> that he attributed a 50% increase in preterm births in his hospital this year to the "psychological and physical suffering" brought on by the war.<h2>The Democratic Women's Caucus hopes to 'put a spotlight' on the issue</h2>The Democratic Women's Caucus, its cochairs Speier and Frankel said, wants to show solidarity with Ukrainian women who require reproductive healthcare.Members of the caucus, Frankel said, have spoken to Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the issue. They now hope to "put a spotlight" on it."There's going to be recognition of the need to offer these services around the world, and particularly in war-torn areas," Speier said.The issue of reproductive freedom is likely to resonate with many Americans at the moment amid the <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> of a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roe-wade-abortion-live-updates-2022-5">potential overturning</a> of the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision.Speier said, "I think there is just a heightened sensitivity and awareness, certainly in the United States, about the potential loss of a right that women have had for almost 50 years."

The race to get emergency abortions and contraception to Ukrainian women amid reports of mass sexual violence by Russian soldiers

With just 2 days to go before finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the union budget 2024, various sectors are abuzz with their expectations from the first full fledged budget to be presented under PM Modi's third consecutive term. Most experts anticipate the budget to focus heavily on boosting consumer demand and accelerating infrastructure development. In fact, president Murmu has already hinted that the budget will be historic, both in its scope and announcements. As such, what is it that the Indian insurance industry, driven by IRDA's vision of "Insurance for all by 2047" want from this budget? Lets find out <h2>Capture the <keyword id="21409017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="annuity-market" source="keywords">annuity market</keyword> </h2>Subhrajit Mukhopadhyay, Executive Director, Edelweiss <keyword id="19936531" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="life-insurance" source="keywords">Life Insurance</keyword> anticipates that the upcoming budget should tackle the issue of how annuities are taxed. Currently, they are completely taxable in the hands of customers, which reduce its attractiveness, vis a vis other retirement planning options like NPS (National Pension System). According to a recent report by UNFPA, the population of number of individuals in the country who are aged 60 or more is set to double to around 346 million in the next 30 years. As such, it becomes all the more important to create awareness regarding retirement planning, and ensuring the aged have a secure, stable source of income in their twilight years, which is where annuities come in. "India’s vast ageing population underlines its burgeoning pension and annuity market. Annuity caters to the key dilemma of a pensioner, for a life-long pension at a steady, guaranteed rate and exposes the investors to a reinvestment rate risk especially in a volatile interest rate scenario. Annuities are the only solution, which provide complete protection from the perspective of living longer (i.e. outliving one’s corpus), by providing a regular flow of income throughout one’s lifetime, purchased in lieu of a single lump-sum amount. Currently, tax incentive is offered for people to accumulate corpus in NPS under Section 80CCD (1b ). A similar incentive may also be extended to annuities", noted Mukhopadhyay <h2>Separate sops for <keyword id="19894985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="health-insurance" source="keywords">health insurance</keyword> premiums </h2>One of the most vocal demands of the insurance industry at the moment is to increase the tax deduction limit for premiums paid towards life and health insurance. At present, individuals aged below 60 can claim an annual deduction of up to Rs 25,000 towards health insurance premiums paid for self, spouse or children. The limit goes up to Rs 50,000 in case of senior citizens. Mr. Rakesh Goyal, Managing Director, Probusinsurance.com hopes that the budget will raise this limit to Rs 50,000 for self, spouse, and children, and Rs 1 lakh for senior citizens. Anup Rau Managing Director &amp; Chief Executive Officer of Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited, agrees to this. “Making insurance products affordable and accessible to masses will be crucial to ensure India achieves “Insurance for All by 2047” – a goal set by IRDAI - and this calls for certain <keyword id="20071222" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tax-incentives" source="keywords">tax incentives</keyword>. The deduction limit on health insurance premium under Section 80D has remained unchanged for the past nine years despite the fact that there has been a significant rise in healthcare costs across the country. Interestingly, India, which surpasses South Asian peers with a medical inflation rate of 14%, last witnessed an enhancement in the deduction limit in 2015-16. Also, these benefits need to be extended to the new tax regime as well since increasing health <keyword id="20998941" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="insurance-penetration" source="keywords">insurance penetration</keyword> is critical", he adds. Goyal goes a step ahead, and advocates for creating a separate exemption limit for insurance premiums, in addition to the existing threshold of Rs 1,50,000. "Right now, Indians get a tax exemption of Rs 1.5 lakh every year, but it's crowded with various financial products. We would expect the limit to increase or to establish a separate exemption limit specifically for life insurance premiums. This move would help increase countrywide insurance penetration", says Goyal. Krishnan Ramachandran, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD&amp;CEO) of Niva Bupa Health Insurance also advocates for the 80D tax exemption to be linked to inflation and revised periodically. Also, per him, tax exemptions should also extend to dependent family members like siblings. Syed Meraj Naqvi,CEO &amp; Principal Officer, Riskbirbal Insurance Brokers also thinks on similar lines. "Adding a portion of medical insurance premiums for tax relief alongside the current 1,50,000 deduction limit would not only ease financial burdens but also encourage the younger generation to embrace saving habits. It’s about nurturing a mindset of financial responsibility while ensuring adequate healthcare coverage for all", he notes. Parimal Heda, Chief Investment Officer, Go Digit General Insurance believes that a good way to increase insurance coverage amongst young individuals is by offering a significant tax discount. "This could also be considered particularly for first-time health insurance buyers, especially youngsters. A tax exemption of 200% of the premium amount can be considered under chapter VIA. This can later be reduced in a phased manner of four years to make the same at par with the existing tax benefit provided under Section 80D", Heda observes. <h2>Don't overlook home, vehicle insurance </h2>Even though motor insurance, which makes up for around 50% of the non-life insurance industry (sans health) grew at around 12.9% in FY24, touching Rs 91,781.3 crore, over 50% of vehicles don’t even have a third-party (TP) motor insurance. To counter this, Heda suggests a one-time tax exemption can be offered to people to renew their lapsed TP policy. Additionally, given the increasing frequency of natural calamities adversely impacting human property, it is necessary to increase home insurance penetration to protect homeowners. Per Heda, the government, with the help of RERA can make home insurance mandatory for new homeowners, for which a tax deduction of up to Rs 25,000 can also be considered on home insurance premiums. However, a word of advice. Do not wait for tax breaks, or budget announcements to buy a life, or health insurance in case you already don't have one. Get one right away!

Budget 2024: Three things the insurance sector want from FM Sitharaman this budget.

'<keyword id="7198124" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="baby-shark" source="Orion">Baby Shark</keyword> Dance', a globally popular sing-and-dance video for the megahit children's song of the same name, became the first video to garner more than 10 billion views in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/over-80-fact-checkers-claim-that-youtube-is-being-weaponised-by-unscrupulous-actors/articleshow/88871830.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">YouTube</a> history, the song's creator has said. The South Korean track had an overwhelming lead over the runner-up, the music video for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's megahit 'Despacito', which has secured 7.7 billion views, reports Yonhap News Agency. The 'Baby Shark' song, which was first released in June 2016 as part of the Korean band Pinkfong's song series for children, has become a global phenomenon with its catchy tune and addictive lyrics, "Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo." The song set a new Guinness World Records title as the most-viewed video on YouTube by garnering 7 billion views in November 2020 and has since stayed on the throne for 15 consecutive months. It even made it to global music charts, ranking No. 32 on Billboard's Hot 100 and No. 6 on the British Official Charts in 2019. Pinkfong said 10 billion is a huge number that surpasses the world's population of 7.8 billion announced by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). By a simple calculation, the number of views could show that all people living on the planet have seen the video at least once, the group added.

Baby Shark becomes first video to cross 10 billion views on YouTube

<ul class="summary-list"><li>New data from the United Nations' sexual and reproductive health agency suggests the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> will have a globally devastating impact on women.</li><li>If lockdown continues for six months, the <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/featured-publication/costing-three-transformative-results">UNFPA report</a> forecasts it will result in 7 million unplanned pregnancies and 31 million gender-based violence cases.</li><li>The report also indicates there will be a surge in cases of child marriage and female genital mutilation.</li><li>The UNFPA's deputy executive director, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov described the report's findings as "a catastrophe within a catastrophe."</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><a href="https://www.unfpa.org/featured-publication/costing-three-transformative-results">According to a new report</a> from the United Nations Population Fund (<a href="https://www.unfpa.org/featured-publication/costing-three-transformative-results">UNFPA)</a>, the United Nations' sexual and reproductive health agency, the coronavirus will have a devastating impact on women worldwide.As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages nations across the globe, health systems continue to be overloaded — facilities remain closed down or continue to limit the services they offer, including services to women and girls.The UNFPA report suggests COVID-19 is already having a profound impact on women across the globe, with many women choosing to skip crucial medical checkups through fear of contracting the virus.<div type="image" title="Female doctor teaching How to wearing Surgical mask for protect Covid-19 (coronavirus) and pm 2.5 air pollution - stock photo" height="1223" width="1631" msid="75447056" hostid="261"></div>However, the outcomes for women and their respective communities don't stop there.Speaking with Business Insider, UNFPA's deputy executive director, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov said: "Globally, roughly 70% of the health workforce is comprised of women. At the moment, there's more risk of women being exposed [to the coronavirus] as a frontline worker.""These issues aren't exclusive to the developing world. <keyword id="6411412" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="inequality">Inequality</keyword> is less pronounced in the developed world but it's still there. It's a catastrophe," said Alakbarov. "Women are the first to lose their jobs during these crises, they're the first to stand up for the family, they take most of the brunt economically. But this report is a catastrophe within a catastrophe."<h2>The pandemic is having a profound effect on women's health</h2>The number of cases of women without access to family planning, facing unplanned pregnancies, and gender-based violence could skyrocket by millions in the months to come."The pandemic is deepening inequalities, and millions more women and girls now risk losing the ability to plan their families and protect their bodies and their health," said Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director."Women's reproductive health and rights must be safeguarded at all costs," Kanem said. "The services must continue; the supplies must be delivered, and the vulnerable must be protected and supported."<h2>If lockdown continues for six months, seven million unplanned pregnancies are expected</h2>Access to family planning is a human right, but it also saves lives and promotes healthier populations: on a national scale, it can bolster the efficiency of both healthcare systems and economies.As part of social distancing measures, many healthcare facilities have closed. Medical staff usually at the disposal of family planning services have had to rechannel their efforts into other areas of the healthcare system to help battle the pandemic.<div type="image" title="WUHAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 21: A nurse holding a baby in a private obstetric hospital on February 21, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Due to the shortage of medical resources in Wuhan, many pregnant women choose to give birth in private hospitals. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on January 30 that the novel coronavirus outbreak has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). (Photo by" height="600" width="800" msid="75447059" hostid="261"></div>In addition, there is understandable hesitation among women to visit those healthcare facilities that remain open, due to concerns about COVID-19 exposure and lack of PPE. It is evident that the pandemic has already hampered women's access to and continued use of contraception.As well as the direct impact of social distancing measures on women's access to contraceptives, global supply chain disruptions may also lead to significant shortages of contraceptives.It will continue to do so the longer lockdown continues: for every three months the lockdown continues, up to an additional two million women may be unable to access modern contraceptives.If the lockdown carries on for six months, 47 million women in 114 low- and middle-income countries may not be able to access modern contraceptives — UNFPA projections suggest this would result in 7 million unintended pregnancies.<div type="image" title="WUHAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19: A doctor examines a pregnant woman in a private obstetric hospital on February 19, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Due to the shortage of medical resources in Wuhan, many pregnant women choose to give birth in private hospitals. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on January 30 that the novel coronavirus outbreak has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). (Photo by Getty Images)" height="600" width="800" msid="75447060" hostid="261"></div>Alakbarov told Business Insider that unintended pregnancies can have serious repercussions even when family planning is available."As well as resulting increased risk of abortions, hemorrhages, and miscarriages," he explained, "unwanted pregnancies effectively raise maternal mortality. Children and households will be left without mothers. It launches up a whole vicious circle."<h2>The incidence of gender-based violence will soar</h2>Gender-based violence occurs in all countries and economic and social groups.From domestic abuse to child marriage and female genital mutilation, the UNFPA's report suggests that, in the next decade, we'll see a surge not only in the number of cases but also in the levels of gender-based violence.For every three months the lockdown continues, an additional 15 million extra cases of gender-based violence are expected, the UNFPA says.<div type="image" title="Four-year-old Khadija lies in her family’s temporary shelter in the Regreshan IDP camp in Herat Province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2019. Her father, Abdul Haq, agreed to sell her to a money lender to pay off his debts. The money lender intended to give Khadija to his 15-year-old son to be his child bride. Abdul reneged on the agreement and is still attempting to pay his debts. (Photo by Kate Geraghty/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images)" height="680" width="907" msid="75447063" hostid="261"></div>Were the lockdown to continue for another six months, efforts that would otherwise have prevented many instances of gender would be thwarted. The UNFPA indicated this would result in 31 million more cases of gender-based violence.<h2>2 million otherwise preventable cases of FGM will go ahead</h2>Often a precursor to child marriage, early marriage, and forced marriage, an estimated 200 million women alive today have already undergone FGM.As well as being detrimental to the health of young girls to the point of being life-threatening, FGM dims their prospects and has hefty economic costs, costing around $1.4 billion annually according to the <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/06-02-2020-economic-cost-of-female-genital-mutilation">WHO</a>.The COVID-19 pandemic has already disrupted programs working with the UNFPA against FGM.<div type="image" title="A woman protesting during the International Day against... MADRID, SPAIN - 2016/02/06: A woman protesting during the International Day against female genital mutilation . (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)" height="683" width="911" msid="75447066" hostid="261"></div>Over the next decade, the UNFPA has predicted this delay will result in 2 million female genital mutilation cases that would otherwise have been prevented.<h2>Efforts to prevent 13 million child marriages will be thwarted</h2>Leading up to 2030, COVID-19 will also hinder efforts to end child marriage: the UNFPA has estimated that it could result in an additional 13 million child marriages, depending on how long lockdown continues.Through challenging social and cultural norms and keeping girls in the education system, many interventions until now have helped reduce the incidence of underage nuptials.<div type="image" title="DHAKA, BANGLADESH - 2014/12/03: Woman organizations protest against child marriage in front of Press Club in Dhaka. Child marriage is a big problem in Bangladesh, it now reaches to 66% those who marry before the age of 15 that lead them to many kind of health problems. (Photo by Mohammad Asad/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)" height="683" width="911" msid="75447068" hostid="261"></div>Researchers previously predicted such interventions would have reduced the number of child marriages by almost 60 million in the period between 2020 and 2030. Deferring these interventions by just one year, on average, will reduce the number of child marriages averted by around 7.4 million.Poverty is a key contributory factor in child marriage — the severe worldwide economic fallout anticipated as a result of the pandemic would translate to poverty levels rising in low-income countries where child marriage is most prevalent.This spike in rates of poverty is expected, in turn, to increase rates of child marriage in vulnerable communities.<h2>The UN anticipates a surge in other forms of violence against women</h2>The COVID-19 pandemic is also expected to increase levels of violence. There are already indications that the incidence of domestic violence incidence is on the rise.According to research by <a href="https://kareningalasmith.com/2020/04/15/coronavirus-doesnt-cause-mens-violence-against-women/">Counting Dead Women</a>, in the UK alone, at least 16 domestic abuse killings of women and children took place in the initial three weeks of the lockdown. As well as being double the average rate, it was the largest number of killings in a three-week period for 10 years.According to the UNFPA report, research conducted by Avenir Health showed that a delay in prevention efforts will result in another 2 million more instances of intimate partner violence in 2020-2021. This translates to almost 200 million fewer cases of violence being averted by 2030.<div type="image" title="A mother and her child pose in a room in a temporary apartment of the Home association in Paris on November 22, 2016. The Home association, created in 2006, rents 3 apartments and a house in the surburbs of Paris, for a temporary relocation for women aged 18 to 30, victims of domestic violence or in family breakdown. / AFP PHOTO / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT (Photo credit should read" height="600" width="800" msid="75447069" hostid="261"></div>In the short term, the main driver of this violence is likely to be the effects of stay-at-home orders and movement restrictions, which may increase women's contact time with violent partners.Mounting household tensions and economic stresses may also be a contributory factor.For an average lockdown duration of three months, projections suggest that if violence increases by 20%, there will be another 15 million cases of intimate partner violence in 2020.This figure will jump to 31 million cases for an average lockdown of six months and 61 million if the average lockdown period were to be as long as one year.<h2>Developing and developed countries will be impacted</h2>Women's suffering will have knock-on effects on their communities and entire countries' economies.Alakbarov also highlighted that communities outside of developing countries would be affected, saying: "These effects on women will also put pressure on diaspora communities outside of economically developing countries.""The map of COVID-19 is a map of poverty, of social exclusion, of lack of investment in social and economic development and its prioritization," he added.The UNFPA is working with governments to prioritize the needs of women and girls of reproductive age and to respond urgently during the challenging public health emergency.<div type="image" title="Nurse washing hands to avoid Covid 19 virus. - stock photo Nurse doing hand hygiene to prevent Coronavirus infection." height="1476" width="1968" msid="75447071" hostid="261"></div>Alakbarov said that, in order to tackle the structural inequalities girls and women face, individuals, nations, and businesses all need to reconsider their roles."Reprioritization of national budgets is needed," he stressed. "Governments have to reconsider [their priorities], as well as citizens and private sectors. If we don't over the next six months, we will see the above projections come to fruition.""This crisis has shown us that the true threat to national security doesn't come from military sources; it comes from underinvestment in basic social goods and social services. Women should be a priority," Alakbarov said."Every dollar invested in women's education and health brings back three dollars to the economy," said Alakbarov. "It's pretty much the smartest investment any government or society can make."Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/structural-inequality-gender-equality-coronavirus-pandemic-outbreak-contraceptives-pregnancy-fgm-2020-4">Business Insider</a>

Coronavirus crisis will see 7 million unplanned pregnancies and 31 million gender-based violence cases, the UN says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>During a May 7 press briefing, the World Health Organization discussed the rise of <keyword id="6360589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="domestic-violence">domestic violence</keyword> cases globally.</li><li>Data from the United Nations Population Fund suggests a 600% increase in the number women <keyword id="6366244" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="who">who</keyword> have experienced domestic violence from their partner, according to Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe.</li><li>Kluge said if <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> lockdowns continue for six more months, there will be an estimated 31 million additional domestic violence cases around the world.</li><li>He said that "violence is preventable, not inevitable," and called on governments to provide health services and hotlines, and local communities to check in on those around them.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Anxiety, stress, and anger continue to run high during coronavirus lockdowns continue, and those feelings could be life-threatening for people who experience domestic violence.During a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WHOEurope/videos/686272038801477/">May 7 press briefing, the World Health Organization's</a> Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge highlighted the rise of domestic violence as a result of stay-at-home orders and lockdowns.Kluge said little data exists because only a fraction of cases are ever reported, but information the WHO has gathered from member countries like Spain, France, Belgium, and Bulgaria, and from the <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/COVID-19_impact_brief_for_UNFPA_24_April_2020_1.pdf">United Nations Population Fund</a>, is alarming.He said there's been a 600% increase in women subjected to violence by their partners. If lockdowns continue for six more months, there will be an estimated additional 31 million domestic violence cases globally, according to <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/COVID-19_impact_brief_for_UNFPA_24_April_2020_1.pdf">UNFPA data projections</a> based on estimates of how often interpersonal violence occurs."This is unacceptable," Kluge said.To help those dealing with domestic violence behind closed doors, Kluge called on government officials and local communities. He said governments should continue to provide and expand services like hotlines and health services that support victims of domestic violence, and consider these things "moral obligations."He also called on the public to check in with neighbors, friends, and family through texts and calls since they can't see what their lives are like in person."Stay in touch. Contact and support your neighbors, acquaintances, family, and friends," Kluge said.WHO said it will release a detailed memo on how to better support victims of violence in the coming days.Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-domestic-violence-to-rise-during-lockdowns-2020-5">Business Insider</a>

WHO: If lockdowns go on for 6 months, there could be 31 million new domestic violence cases globally

Africa has the world's highest rate of intimate partner/family-related homicide, a crime with a disproportionately high number of female victims, a <a href="https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/GSH2013/2014_GLOBAL_HOMICIDE_BOOK_web.pdf">new United Nations report</a> has found.
In Africa, there were 1.7 victims of domestic violence homicides per 100,000 people compared to a global rate of .9. The continent also has the highest female murder rate - 6 victims per 100,000 people, compared to a global rate of 2.7 - but it also has a higher murder rate overall than everywhere except the Americas.
The UN publication African Renewal has observed that in some ways violence against women in Africa is <a href="http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/special-edition-women-2012/taking-violence-against-women-africa">"rooted" in the culture there</a>. From that article:
In a report by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2000, the agency noted that in interviews in Africa and Asia, 'the right of a husband to beat or physically intimidate his wife' came out as 'a deeply held conviction.' Even societies where women appear to enjoy better status 'condone or at least tolerate a certain amount of violence against women.'
Africa's economic decline over the past three decades has left many women in worse conditions. Their plight is so severe, noted a study by the WHO and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), that many women see no option but to remain with husbands who routinely batter them. The women stay because men 'serve as vital opportunities for financial and social security, or for satisfying material aspirations.'
The problem of violence against women appears to be particularly acute in South Africa, where the female homicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 women is five times higher than the global rate. In that country, intimate partner homicides make up 57% of female murders.
Violence against women in South Africa has gotten more attention recently because of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius">Oscar Pistorius</a> murder trial. Pistorius, a famous Olympian who's a double amputee, is accused of being <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/texts-between-oscar-pistorius-and-reeva-steenkamp-2014-3">a jealous and critical boyfriend</a> who shot his new girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in cold blood.
Pistorius has talked about how he was <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/pistorius-trial/oscar-pistorius-murder-trial-i-was-besotted-reeva-n74396">"besotted" with Steenkamp</a>, but The New Yorker's Amy Davidson<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2014/03/oscar-pistoriuss-gun-and-tears.html"> has pointed out</a>, "A man who tells a woman he loves her - who does, in fact, love her - can kill her, too."

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