Additional Legal Assistance During COVID-19

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

In addition to the initial emergency investment of AU$150 million for the Domestic Violence Support Package, further funding was provided for the legal assistance sector during the COVID-19 pandemic

History

Country

Australia

Policy Area

Health

Measure

Protection against domestic violence

Eligibility

N/A

Type

Additional funding

Start / Announced Date

05/05/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

N/A

Total Cost

AU$20 million

Recipients

Children

Route to the child

Direct

Sources

UNDP COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker: https://data.undp.org/gendertracker/ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2020) Australia - Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: sexual harassment (A/RES/73/148). Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121005209/https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/Library/Publications/2020/A-75-274-Submission-Australia-en.pdf