Stop Violence Against Women

“International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” (November 25)

UN Secretary General Mr. António Guterres -

Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world.

Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member. 

Asked governments to increase funding by 50% to women’s rights organizations and movements by 2026.

Other stresses, from the Covid-19 pandemic to economic turmoil, inevitably lead to even more physical and verbal abuse. Women and girls also face rampant online violence from misogynistic hate speech, sexual harassment, image abuse and grooming by predators.

This discrimination, violence and abuse targeting half of humanity comes at a steep cost. It limits women’s and girls’ participation in all walks of life, denies their basic rights and freedoms, and blocks the equal economic recovery and sustainable growth our world needs.

Now is the time for transformative action that ends violence against women and girls, to enable this governments designing, funding and implementing national action must make plans aimed at “tackling this scourge” and “involve grassroots and civil society groups at every stage of decision making.

This year’s theme “UNITE: Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls” is a reminder for all to stand with activists around the world who are calling for change and supporting survivors of violence. I call on governments to increase funding by 50% to women’s rights organizations and movements by 2026.

Source: Ambika.Pandit@timesgroup.com