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Secretary-General's Campaign to End Violence Against Women
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: Arabic | Chinese | English |
French | Russian | Spanish
"UNite to end violence against women": On 25 February 2008, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kicked off a multi-year global campaign bringing together the United Nations, governments and civil society to try to end violence against women, calling it an issue that 'cannot wait.' UN News Centre, 2008
- The UN Secretary-General's database on violence against women
[ http://www.un.org/esa/vawdatabase/ ]
Languages: Arabic | Chinese | English |
French | Russian | Spanish
Resolution 61/143 requested the Secretary-General to establish a coordinated database, containing data provided by States, in particular national statistical offices, including, where appropriate, through relevant United Nations entities and other relevant regional intergovernmental organizations, disaggregated by sex, age and other relevant information, on the extent, nature and consequences of all forms of violence against women, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programmes for, including best practices in, combating such violence. The Division for the Advancement of Women/Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DAW/DESA) functions as the secretariat of the database. The database was launched on International Women's Day in March 2009.
- Secretary-General's study on violence against women
[ www.un.org ]
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On 22 December 2003, the General Assembly of the United Nations requested the Secretary-General to conduct an in-depth study on all forms of violence against women. Find interim reports, background information, events and activities related to this study on the UN DAW website.
- UNIFEM: Say NO to Violence against Women
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
"Say NO to Violence against Women" is a global advocacy campaign on ending violence against women, developed by UNIFEM to feed into UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s campaign "UNiTE to End Violence against Women." Participants have added their names to an online book as an expression of public support, to show that there is an ever-growing movement of people who raise their voices and demand making ending violence against women a top priority for governments everywhere
- DAW: Violence against Women
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
The website "Violence against Women" of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women provides an overview of the issue, as well as statements and presentations.
- Online Video: End Violence Against Women
[ www.eclac.cl ]
Languages: English | Spanish
The Division for Gender Affairs of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) prepared 7 video-clips to disseminate the Secretary-General's campaign on violence against women. Each clip highlights an aspect of this scourge and a proposal to counteract the incalculable costs that violence against women implies for all humanity. ECLAC, 2008
- Words to action: Newsletter on violence against women
[ http://www.un.org/ ]
Languages: English
In October 2008, the Division for the Advancement of Women started "Words to action", an e-newsletter designed to disseminate information on actions undertaken by United Nations Member States and United Nations entities to address violence against women. Issue 3 was published in April 2009.
- Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural, including
the right to development: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women,
its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk
[ www.ohchr.org ]
Languages: English
Indicators on violence against women and State response. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, 2008
- The role of ECOSOC in addressing violence against women in all its forms and manifestations
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
The role of ECOSOC in addressing violence against women in all its forms and manifestations: A dialogue with the chairpersons of the functional commissions, 8 July 2008
- Women on the Frontline TV Series
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English | French
This new documentary series - supported by UNIFEM and UNFPA - shines a light on violence against women and girls. UNIFEM, UNFPA, 2008.
- Men's Roles and Responsibilities in Ending Gender Based Violence
[ www.un-instraw.org ]
Languages: English
The site is meant to help exchange ideas, resources, stories and queries, and to achieve the objectives of the programme. It contains overview, programme objectives, working papers, virtual seminar series and resource room.
- UNIFEM Trust Fund in support of actions to eliminate violence against women
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
The Trust Fund established at UNIFEM, was created by the UN General Assembly in response to the urgent call for action on these issues that emanated from Beijing. The Trust Fund is an important and strategic part of UNIFEM's work on gender-based violence. The Fund's primary goal is to identify and support innovative projects aimed specifically at preventing and eliminating violence against women.
- Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) on sexual violence during wars
[ daccess-ods.un.org ]
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Adopted on 19 June 2008
- Good practices in combating and eliminating violence against women (Expert Group Meeting 2005, UN DAW)
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
This report of the expert group meeting gives a global picture of violence against women, highlights best practice and lays out recommendations in the areas of law, prevention and provision of services.
- Online Discussion: Galvanizing action to combat violence against women (October 2005, UN DAW)
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
The United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women hosted a three-week dialogue to galvanize action to combat violence against women as a contribution to the secretary-general's study on violence against women. The archived discussion is available for reading on the DAW website.
- Elimination of Violence Against Women web-site of UNIFEM East and South East Asia
[ www.unifem-eseasia.org ]
Languages: English
- WHO database on violence against women
[ www5.who.int ]
Languages: English
Violence Against Women Information Pack provided by WHO Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention. The package focuses on violence in families, rape and sexual assault, violence against women in situations of conflict and displacement, as well as violence against the girl child.
- Website of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
[ www2.ohchr.org ]
Languages: English
- Study: Violence against Women in Syria (UNIFEM, 2006)
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
UNIFEM and the General Union of Women released the first-ever comprehensive field study of violence against women in Syria in May 2006.
- Researching Violence Against Women: a Practical Guide for Researchers and Activists (WHO / PATH, September 2005)
[ www.path.org ]
Languages: English
'Researching Violence Against Women' outlines the methodological and ethical challenges of researching violence against women and describes a range of techniques that can be used.
- WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women (September 2005)
[ www.who.int ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
WHO study analysing data from interviews with over 24,000 women in countries representing diverse cultural, geographical and urban/rural settings - Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, Peru, Namibia, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Thailand and the United Republic of Tanzania. The study uncovers the forms and patterns of violence against women across these locations and finds that violence from intimate male partners is a major contributor to women's ill-health.
- Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation: An Interagency Statement
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
This interagency Statement is a call to all States, international and national organizations, civil society and communities to uphold the rights of girls and women. It calls on those bodies and communities to develop, strengthen, and support specific and concrete actions directed towards ending female genital mutilation. OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM and WHO, 2008
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A statistical exploration (UNICEF, November 2005)
[ www.unicef.org ]
Languages: English
This UNICEF publication analyses available statistics on female genital mutilation/cutting, with the aim of improving understanding of related issues in the wider context of gender equality and social change.
- Online Discussion: Violence against Women
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
From October 2004 to January 2005, WomenWatch hosted a series of online discussions on the Platform's critical areas of concern and other important issues to provide input into the review and appraisal of the Bejing Declaration and Platform for Action. All postings and background notes are available for reading as archived online discussion.
- Changing a Harmful Social Convention: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
[ www.unicef-icdc.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish | Arabic
UNICEF's Innocenti Digest examines the prevalence of FGM/C and its social dynamics. It provides an explanation as to why the practice persists and of the elements necessary for its abandonment. (UNICEF, 2005)
- 16 Days Against Gender Violence
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
UNFPA: Sixteen Days of Activism: Sixteen Days of Hope. Worldwide campaign from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, the International Human Rights Day. It provides NGOs, international organizations, governments, individuals and the media an opportunity to mobilize for women's rights and against impunity for perpetrators.
- Report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the elimination of violence against women
[ daccess-ods.un.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Russian
Information on UNIFEM activities undertaken in 2003, including by the Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women, E/CN.6/2004/8
- UNFPA: Ending Widespread Violence Against Women
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
Overview of UNFPA activities to end violence against women
- Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
[ www.unhchr.ch ]
Languages: English
General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993
- Violence against Women - Issues in focus
[ www.unhchr.ch ]
Languages: English
Violence against women both violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. The OHCHR services and provides support to the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences.
- Refugee women
[ www.unhcr.org ]
Languages: English
In any refugee population, approximately 50 percent of the uprooted people are women and girls. Stripped of the protection of their homes, their government and often their family structure, females are often particularly vulnerable.UNHCR has developed a series of special programmes to ensure women have equal access to protection, basic goods and services as they attempt to rebuild their lives. UNHCR, 2006
- Violence Against Girls and Women - A Public Health Priority
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
UNFPA implements various interventions to help ending Gender Based Violence, including advocacy, data collection on prevalence, indicators of change, male involvement and prevention, training for the police, and support to legislative and policy changes. Addressing Gender Based Violence at health facilities is new to UNFPA programs, and rarely found even outside UNFPA.
- UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre: Domestic Violence against Women and Girls
[ www.unicef-icdc.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
Issue no.6 of Innocenti Digest
- UNICEF: Training of Trainers on Gender-Based Violence Focusing on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
[ www.reliefweb.int ]
Languages: English
This document outlines a module for a training workshop on gender-based violence, which focuses on sexual abuse and exploitation.
- UNIFEM toolkit "Making a Difference: Strategic Communications to End Violence against Women" published in Russian
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English | Russian
- Women and Violence
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
Violence affects the lives of millions of women worldwide, in all socio-economic and educational classes. It cuts across cultural and religious barriers, impeding the right of women to participate fully in society.
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