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For lasting peace in Sudan, women must lead peace efforts | UN Women – Headquarters

2 weeks ago | unwomen.org

As the crisis in Sudan deepens and shocking levels of gender-based violence soar, Sudanese women are demanding inclusion in peace efforts to drive lasting change and peace. Read on to find out what UN Women is doing to support them.
Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation | UN Women – Headquarters

1 month ago | unwomen.org

Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide and that achieving gender parity in political life is far off.
FAQs: Digital abuse, trolling, stalking, and other forms of technology-facilitated violence against women | UN Women – Headquarters

1 month ago | unwomen.org

Explore our FAQs on technology-facilitated gender-based violence, including key data and insights on digital abuse, and its impact on women and girls online and offline.
Gender alert: No excuse: Calling for an end to gender-based violence in Sudan | Publication | UN Women – Headquarters

Dec 17, 2024 | unwomen.org

Widespread gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, has been a defining feature of the violent conflict in Sudan.
Alarming 288 per cent rise in demand for gender-based violence services in the last 12 months in Sudan | UN Women – Headquarters

Dec 17, 2024 | unwomen.org

Funding women-led organizations and survivor services is critical amid surging gender-based violence in Sudan.
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at 30: How it transformed the fight against gender-based violence | UN Women – Headquarters

Nov 25, 2024 | unwomen.org

For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, learn how the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action transformed the agenda for ending violence against women and girls, and what that means today.
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women | UN Women – Headquarters

Nov 25, 2024 | unwomen.org

The availability of data on violence against women and girls has improved considerably in recent years and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence is now available for at least 161 countries. Please visit our research and data page to better understand how data is crucial to UN Women’s work on preventing and responding to violence against women and girls.
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence | UN Women – Headquarters

Nov 15, 2024 | unwomen.org

Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023. The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls. The 16 Days of Activism is an opportunity to revitalize commitments, call for accountability and action from decision-makers, as the world approaches the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 2025 – a visionary blueprint for achieving gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights everywhere. Read more.
A step forward for women’s safety in Bangladesh: The push for sexual harassment legislation | UN Women – Headquarters

Nov 13, 2024 | unwomen.org

In 2021, Bangladesh Women’s Lawyers’ Association analysed reported cases to show that 84 per cent of women face sexual harassment in public spaces, workplaces and in educational institutions. Many more women face sexual harassment online. UN Women and civil society organizations are supporting efforts to advocate for a new law to address sexual harassment.
‘We deserve to be safe’ – With better access to gender-based violence services, women in the Solomon Islands are speaking up | UN Women – Headquarters

Nov 13, 2024 | unwomen.org

In Soloman Islands, a national study in 2009 revealed a higher prevalence of violence against women, with nearly two in three women aged 15 to 49 reporting physical or sexual violence—or both—by an intimate partner. Most women suffered in silence, with few seeking help from public services. To curb this epidemic of violence, seven government and nongovernmental service providers—including the police, hospitals, and crisis centres—joined forces to establish SAFENET.