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Share: December 11, 2020 In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and sexual violence have been on the rise, particularly with the containment measures for COVID-19. This threatens to reverse the accumulated gains made in realizing gender equality on the continent. Data shows that more than 50 million girls under the age of 14 years in Africa are at-risk of FGM, while more than 115 million women, were married as girls. Experts have cautioned that if progress is not accelerated, it will take almost 50 years to end child marriage. To accelerate action on protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, the African Union Commission through the Women, Gender and Development Directorate together with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UN Women, convened a multi-stakeholder Policy Di

Adwoa kufuorPhumzile mlambo ngcukaMarie goretti nduwayoCaroline ngonzeMemouna baboni yacoubouUn security council resolutionUnited nations population fundUnited nations office of the highAfrican union guidelines on gender responsive responsesGeneration equality forumLiaison officeOffice of the united nations highAfrica regional officeUnited nationsAfrican union commissionDevelopment directorate