Editorial: Ending GBV in South Sudan

Editorial: Ending GBV in South Sudan

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This special issue of the South Sudan Medical Journal is mainly devoted to addressing the problem of gender-based violence especially as it affects women and girls.Gender-based violence (GBV) is defined as violence committed against a person because of their sex or gender.It is forcing alphaville clothing another person to do something against their will through violence, coercion, threats, deception, cultural expectations, or economic means.

GBV disproportionately affects girls and women.The global statistics indicate that 1 in 3 of women worldwide cartoon martian with big head have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.