GBV and Child Nutrition – Rapid Evidence Assessment

By:
Sarah Meyer, Manuela Orjuela-Grimm, Luissa Vahedi, Silvia Bhatt-Carreño
Date:
2024
Resource type:
Advocacy and policy
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UNICEF’s assessment reviews 72 studies linking gender-based violence (GBV) against women to poor child nutrition outcomes, including low birthweight, stunting, and disrupted breastfeeding. It highlights a research gap in humanitarian settings and urges integration of GBV risk mitigation into nutrition programming.