The status quo is unacceptable. Globally, one out of three women experiences violence in her lifetime. And this figure refers to non-conflict contexts. With the increasing number of women and girls affected by violent conflicts and displacement, the number of women and girls experiencing gender-based violence is increasing.
This September, the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by United Nations member states, including a dedicated goal on gender equality and specific targets to eliminate gender-based violence.
Next May, the World Humanitarian Summit will take place to reshape aid. A few weeks ago the synthesis report of the consultations for the WHS was published and it underlines the centrality of addressing gender-based violence. Both the SDGs and the World Humanitarian Summit Report call for innovation to end this global pandemic.
About the author
Benjamin Kumpf@bkumpf
Benjamin Kumpf is working on social innovation for the United Nations Development Program, exploring new and emerging data for development, behavioral insights, lean and agile development and other extraordinary topics to change business as usual.
