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Since the pandemic hit in 2020, there has been a significant rise in women seeking shelters to escape abusive partners and relationships. The lockdown has created the Shadow Pandemic, as coined by UN Women. Fast facts Globally, even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, 1 in 3 women experienced physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner Emerging data shows an increase in calls to domestic violence helplines in many countries since the outbreak of COVID-19. Sexual