zh-cn	新冠病毒大流行导致全球家庭暴力激增 联合国秘书长呼吁家暴“停火”
en-us	UN chief calls for domestic violence ‘ceasefire’ amid ‘horrifying global surge’

zh-cn	为应对2019冠状病毒大流行，各国政府施加了各种程度的封锁，世界各地针对女性的家庭暴力随之激增，联合国秘书长古特雷斯今天发表声明，呼吁采取措施，解决这一“可怕”的全球现象。
en-us	UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns imposed by governments responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

zh-cn	古特雷斯最近呼吁世界各地的冲突方停火，以便集中精力共同与病毒做斗争，与此同时，他指出，暴力不仅限于战场，“对于许多妇女和女孩而言，最大的威胁就在她们本应该感到最安全的地方——自己的家中。”
en-us	In a reference to his repeated appeals for a ceasefire in conflicts around the world, to focus on the shared struggle to overcome the virus, the Secretary-General pointed out that violence is not confined to the battlefield, and that “for many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest: in their own homes”.

zh-cn	大流行带来的经济和社会压力，以及对行动的限制，导致几乎所有国家中都出现了遭受虐待的妇女和女童的数量激增的现象。
en-us	The combination of economic and social stresses brought on by the pandemic, as well as restrictions on movement, have dramatically increased the numbers of women and girls facing abuse, in almost all countries.

zh-cn	但是，即使是在新冠病毒在全球传播之前，统计数据表明，全世界三分之一的妇女在一生中都遭受过某种形式的暴力。
en-us	However, even before the global spread of the new coronavirus, statistics showed that a third of women around the world experienced some form of violence in their lives.

zh-cn	这个问题同时影响到发达和较贫穷的经济体。
en-us	The issue affects both developed and poorer economies.

zh-cn	据报道，在美国，近四分之一的女大学生经历过性侵犯或不检行为，而在撒哈拉以南非洲的部分地区，65％的女性不得不面对伴侣暴力。
en-us	Nearly a quarter of female college students reported having experienced sexual assault or misconduct in the USA, whilst in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, partner violence to be a reality for 65 per cent of women.

zh-cn	世界卫生组织进行的一项研究详细描述了暴力行为对妇女身体、性、生殖和精神健康的令人不安的影响。
en-us	Research by the World Health Organization (WHO), details disturbing impacts of violence on women’s physical, sexual, reproductive and mental health.

zh-cn	遭受过身体或性虐待的妇女流产的可能性是其他女性的两倍，而这种经历让她们陷入抑郁的可能性也是其他女性的两倍。
en-us	Women who experience physical or sexual abuse are twice as likely to have an abortion, and the experience nearly doubles their likelihood of falling into depression.

zh-cn	在某些地区，遭受过暴力的女性感染艾滋病毒的可能性比其他女性高出1.5倍，罹患酒精障碍的可能性是其他女性的2.3倍。
en-us	In some regions, they are 1.5 times more likely to acquire HIV, and evidence exists that sexually assaulted women are 2.3 times more likely to have alcohol disorders.

zh-cn	2017年，全世界有8万7000名妇女被故意杀害，其中一半以上是被家庭成员中的亲密伴侣所杀害。
en-us	87,000 women were intentionally killed in 2017, and more than half were killed by intimate partners of family members.

zh-cn	令人震惊的是，暴力侵害妇女行为与癌症一样，已成为导致生育年龄的妇女死亡和丧失能力的重大原因，同时也是比交通事故和疟疾双重因素加起来还大的造成妇女罹患疾病的原因。
en-us	Shockingly, violence against women is as serious a cause of death and incapacity among women of reproductive age as cancer, and a greater cause of ill health than traffic accidents and malaria combined.

zh-cn	服务部门压力大增，家暴应对受阻
en-us	Strain on services hampering response

zh-cn	自大流行开始以来，根据联合国的报告，黎巴嫩和马来西亚女性求助热线的电话数量比去年同月增加了一倍；在中国，增加了两倍；在澳大利亚，诸如谷歌之类的搜索引擎看到了五年来最多的因家庭暴力而寻求帮助的搜索。
en-us	Since the pandemic, the UN is reporting that Lebanon and Malaysia, for example, have seen the number of calls to helplines double, compared with the same month last year; in China they have tripled; and in Australia, search engines such as Google are seeing the highest magnitude of searches for domestic violence help in the past five years.

zh-cn	这些数字表明了问题的严重性，但仅涵盖建立了报告系统的国家。
en-us	These numbers give some indication of the scale of the problem, but only cover countries where reporting systems are in place.

zh-cn	病毒在机构薄弱的国家中传播，但可获得的信息和数据较少，估计这些国家中脆弱的妇女和女孩人数比例更高。
en-us	As the virus spreads in countries with already weak institutions, less information and data will be available, but it is expected that the vulnerability of women and girls will be higher.

zh-cn	由于国家机构已经因应对大流行而承受着巨大压力，因此应对暴力行为的增加就变得更加充满挑战。
en-us	Responding to the rise in violence is further complicated by the fact the institutions are already under a huge strain from the demands of dealing with the pandemic.

zh-cn	古特雷斯说：“医疗机构和警察不堪重负，人手不足，地方支持团体瘫痪或缺乏资金。
en-us	“Healthcare providers and police are overwhelmed and understaffed”, said Mr. Guterres, “local support groups are paralyzed or short of funds.

zh-cn	一些家庭暴力避难所已经关闭，没有关闭的也已满员。”
en-us	Some domestic violence shelters are closed; others are full”.

zh-cn	收容所短缺的原因包括已被改建为医疗机构，或者采取了新措施，因担心病毒传播而禁止新的受害者进入。
en-us	Reasons for the shortage of shelters include their conversion into health facilities, or new measures barring new victims for fear of further spreading COVID-19.

zh-cn	至于警察，他们和其他安全部队在许多情况下不愿去逮捕暴力肇事者，一方面是试图限制直接接触，同时也因封锁要维持治安而异常繁忙。
en-us	As for police, they and other members of security forces are, in many instances, less willing to arrest perpetrators of violence, limiting direct engagement, or are overwhelmed by policing lockdowns.

zh-cn	古特雷斯敦促所有国家政府将预防和纠正对妇女的暴力行为作为其大流行国家应对计划的关键部分，并概述了可以采取的能够改善状况的若干行动。
en-us	The UN chief urged all governments to make the prevention and redress of violence against women a key part of their national response plans for COVID-19, and outlined several actions that can be taken to improve the situation.

zh-cn	他说：“我们团结在一起，能够并且必须防止在从战场到人们住所的任何地方发生暴力行为，同时我们要击败2019冠状病毒。”
en-us	“Together”, concluded the UN Secretary-General, “we can and must prevent violence everywhere, from war zones to people’s homes, as we work to beat COVID-19”.

zh-cn	联合国减少家庭暴力的建议：
en-us	UN domestic violence reduction recommendations

zh-cn	增加对在线服务和公民社会组织的投资；
en-us	Increase investment in online services and civil society organizations,

zh-cn	确保司法系统继续起诉施暴者；
en-us	Make sure judicial systems continue to prosecute abusers,

zh-cn	在药房和杂货店建立紧急警报系统；
en-us	Set up emergency warning systems in pharmacies and groceries,

zh-cn	宣布庇护所为基本服务；
en-us	Declare shelters as essential services,

zh-cn	为妇女提供安全的寻求支持的方式，而不会惊动施虐者；
en-us	Create safe ways for women to seek support, without alerting their abusers,

zh-cn	避免释放因任何形式的暴力侵害妇女行为而被判的囚犯；
en-us	Avoid releasing prisoners convicted of violence against women in any form,

zh-cn	扩大公众意识运动，尤其是针对男性和男孩的运动。
en-us	Scale up public awareness campaigns, particularly those targeted at men and boys.