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Women from Lord House Settlement community March in the opening parade for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. Photo: UN Women/Marni Gilbert . The Global 16 Days Campaign is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. [1]
Working in collaboration with women leaders and NGOs around the world—whether at UN meetings such as the Commission on the Status of Women, [14] international mobilization campaigns, such as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, [15] [16] or through global education endeavors—CWGL has helped secure international policy ...
Each year, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. [19] Human Rights organisations such as Center for Women's Global Leadership , [ 20 ] Unifem , Women Won't Wait, Women for a Change, Women's Aid , and other groups join together to speak out ...
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134). [1] The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the ...
[45] [46] In regards to a deleted post condemning the Hamas attacks, a representative for UN Women gave a statement to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency saying, “In any social media team managing multiple campaigns and during a very busy time like the one we are now in with 16 Days of Activism, mistakes can occur.” [40]
In November 2021, Iamhere international, a group focused on increasing counter-speech on social media, started a 16-day campaign all forms of gender-based violence, particularly cyber violence. [19] [20] Artists worldwide have addressed violence against women, highlighting the unique manifestations of violence across cultural and political ...
Carol Bellamy, executive director of the UN's Children's Agency (UNICEF), noted that "Female genital mutilation and cutting is a violation of the basic rights of women and girls," and that "it is a dangerous and irreversible procedure that negatively impacts the general health, childbearing capabilities and educational opportunities of girls and women."
UN Action has three main pillars of activity: Country-Level Action: support to United Nations Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict at country level, including efforts to build capacity and train advisers in gender-based violence programming and coordination, as well as targeted support for joint UN programming in selected countries,