Gender based violence abbreviated as (GBV) refers to harmful acts directed to an individual based on gender (EUROPE n.d.). It is violence that occurs in the victim`s lifetime. During displacement and times of crisis, the threat of GBV significantly increases for women and girls.

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According to (UNHCR 2020) gender-based violence can include sexual, physical, mental and economic harm inflicted in public or in private. It also includes threats of violence, coercion and manipulation. This can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’.

 

The consequences of gender-based violence are devastating and can have life-long repercussions for survivors. It can even lead to death. 

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The research report conducted, highlights the East Asia and Central Asia countries which include Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan

East Asia: China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan and Mongolia 

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