Pandemic-linked Vulnerabilities for Forced Migrants: The Increase in Gender-based Violence in the Arab World

• Commentary

In less than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating outcomes for global public health. As of 24 September 2020, close to 32 million cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world.1 International humanitarian organisations, UN agencies, grassroots organisations, experts and researchers alike have warned that individuals in displaced communities, refugee camps or conflict settings are at a higher risk of contracting and spreading the virus (UNHCR 2020).