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Child marriage continues to affect many young girls across Tanzania, in East Africa, but now a series of interventions supported by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) are allowing children to get the support they need to avoid unwanted and potentially damaging relationships.
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Historic expansion of support for vulnerable Australians
The Morrison Government is delivering an unprecedented boost to services supporting women, children and Australians who rely on our social security safety net, as part of our commitment to protect the most vulnerable Australians now and into the future.
Minister for Families and Social Services and Women’s Safety Anne Ruston said funding in the 2021‑22 Budget will keep Australians safe and secure Australia’s recovery, by providing more than $10 billion for initiatives administered by the Department of Social Services.
“This Government is standing up for our most vulnerable Australians, whether they be women and children at risk of or experiencing violence, people who had lost their jobs during the pandemic or survivors of institutional child sexual abuse,” Minister Ruston said.
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Statistics from the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) suggest that January to April, 2019 recorded the highest number of cases of domestic violence as compared to the same period in 2020.
From January to April 2019, DOVVSU recorded a total of 5,778 as compared to 4,879 in the same period in 2020.
The cases ranged from assault, non-maintenance, defilement, threat to harm, threat of death, offensive conduct and rape.
Consultation
This came to light at a national consultation organised by the International Network to End Violence Against Women and Girls (INEVAWG) in Accra.