Director, Department of Healthier Population, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
Technical Officer, Gender-Based Violence, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2021 May 27;27(5):431-432. doi: 10.26719/2021.27.5.431.
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that about 1 in 3 women globally will face gender-based violence in their lifetime. The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region has the third-highest prevalence of violence against women worldwide, with 31% of everpartnered women experiencing physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence at some point in their lives. Specific groups of women and girls, such as migrants and undocumented workers, women with disabilities, and women affected by armed conflict or in emergency settings are more vulnerable and may experience multiple forms of violence. Health emergencies, as demonstrated during the current COVID-19 pandemic, may also increase the risk of violence against women.
世界卫生组织（WHO）的最新估计显示，全球约有三分之一的女性在一生中会遭遇性别暴力。世卫组织东地中海区域是全球遭受暴力侵害妇女比例第三高的区域，在该区域，曾有伴侣的女性中，有 31%在其一生中的某个阶段经历过身体和/或性亲密伴侣暴力。一些特定群体的妇女和女童，如移民和无证件工人、残疾妇女以及受武装冲突或紧急情况影响的妇女，更容易受到伤害，可能会经历多种形式的暴力。正如当前 COVID-19 大流行期间所显示的那样，卫生紧急情况也可能增加针对妇女的暴力风险。
