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Shadow Pandemic: UN India responds to uptick in violence against women and girls during COVID-19

09 December 2020
A woman sits on the floor and looks at the camera with the fabric from her dress over her head covering her face.
Caption: UN officials say that gender-based violence is a “shadow pandemic,” hidden beneath COVID-19.
Photo: © UNDP
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