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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 15th Anniversary of the UN Trust
The following background to the event and the webcast appeared on the http://www.unwomen.org website on the 23rd November 2011
The commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is an initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign launched in 2008. Through the UNiTE campaign governments, civil society, women’s organizations, young people, the private sector, the media and the entire UN system join forces in addressing the global pandemic of violence against women and girls. The campaign aim to achieve the following five goals in all countries by 2015:
- Adopt and enforce national laws to address and punish all forms of violence against women and girls
- Adopt and implement multi-sectoral national action plans
- Strengthen data collection on the prevalence of violence against women and girls
- Increase public awareness and social mobilization
- Address sexual violence in conflict
To read more about this event and watch the webcast please click here.
Posted on November 24th 2011 by Office in ASTI news
