Global Database on Violence against Women
Lebanon
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :6 % (1)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :108 (2)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :119 (3)
Lebanon Search Data
1 - 10 of 20 ResultsNational Strategy for Combating Violence against Women and Girls 2019- 2029
Lebanon | 2019 | 2029
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Standard Operating Procedures for Gender-Based Violence
Lebanon | 2018
Type of Measure : Health > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Hotline 1745
Lebanon | 2018
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Strategy for Protecting Students in the School Environment
Lebanon | 2017
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Abolition of Article 522 of the Penal Code (Law No. 53)
Lebanon | 2017
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
National Gender Equality Strategy 2017-2030
Lebanon | 2017 | 2030
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Mental Health Strategy
Lebanon | 2015 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls
Law 293/2014 on the Protection of Women and Other Members of the Family from Domestic Violence
Lebanon | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Safe Spaces for Women
Lebanon | 2014 | 2019
Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(2) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(3) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
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