According to a United Nations tracker, the global economic and social response to the novel coronavirus has "largely overlooked" the needs of women, Anadolu Agency reported.

The newly launched tracker by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women, analyzed government measures by gender "in three areas: those that tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), support unpaid care, and strengthen women’s economic security."

It showed 42 countries, 20 per cent of those analysed, have no gender-sensitive measures in their virus response, while 25 countries, or 12pc, have introduced measures that cover all three areas.

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