International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women

EU-UN Spotlight Initiative for the elimination of violence against women and girls. The event was held on the margins of the General Assembly's annual general debate.
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Involving men plays crucial role for women’s empowerment, says activist

22 November 2017
Interviews

Men should be playing a more active role in empowering women, and helping to end the scourge of gender-based violence.

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Nyarake Koang, 25, and her 1 year old son Tesloach Reath.
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‘The price of no change is unacceptable’ – UN and civil society global campaigns aim to end violence against women

10 December 2016
Women

A global effort to end violence against women is now underway: 16 days of activism began on 25 November with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against and will continue through 10 December, Human Rights Day galvanizing the work of UN Women’s ‘Orange the World’ campaign and the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence Against Women initiative.