Only just been alerted to this free webinar from the World Health Organization on 1 December 2025 at 13.00-14.30 CET (which is 12 noon - 13.30 GMT). UNiTE to end digital violence: why digital safety is a gender and public health imperative in emergencies.
Speakers are: Dr Stella Chungong, Director, Department of Health Emergency Preparedness & Chair, WHE Gender Working Group; Dr Eugene Kongyuy, Deputy Director of Humanitarian Response Division to represent the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Ms Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women, its causes and consequences; Dr Kai Von Harbou, Unit Head, Community Protection & Resilience, WHO
Surviving Digital Violence; Dr Millie Phiri, journalist, researcher and author on digital violence; Ms Sohaila Shamseldeen, Youth and Development Coordinator, Etijah
"This event highlights the need to integrate digital safety into humanitarian health responses, emphasizing its importance for emergency preparedness, protection, and resilient health systems.
Objectives:
- Raise awareness of digital and technology-facilitated violence (TF-VAWG) as a rising public health and protection issue in health emergencies;
- Highlight impacts of digital violence on access to essential services, staff safety, risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), mental health and psychological services (MHPSS), and trust in emergency response systems;
- Provide evidence-informed recommendations for integrating digital safety into emergency preparedness, response, and resilient health systems;
- Elevate survivor-centered, rights-based, and gender-responsive approaches in digital health and humanitarian operations.
Further details (including registration link) at https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/12/01/default-calendar/who-epi-win-webinar-unite-to-end-digital-violence-why-digital-safety-is-a-gender-and-public-health-imperative-in-emergencies
