11/25: JOIN the initiatives to eliminate violence against women

Given the social need to continue focusing on women who experience situations of gender violence, every November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the United Nations continues this year with an initiative that started in 2023: the action “The 16 days of activism”, which links this day with December 10, Human Rights Day.

It thus becomes clear once again that exercising violence against women is violating human rights. It is the most widespread form of violence: it is estimated that, worldwide, 736 million women, almost one in three, have been victims of physical or sexual violence by their partner, sexual violence outside their partner, or both, at least once in their lives.

This initiative is related to the UNITE campaign, which seeks, between now and 2030, to end violence against women through the adoption of awareness-raising measures, with initiatives on a global scale, involving governments, entities linked to development, civil society, women's rights organizations, youth, the private sector, the media and, in general, the entire United Nations system to draw attention to how to combat this scourge.

Doing so is key because countries with legislation against violence against women have lower rates than those that lack it.

If the date is important every year, and for this reason

Even today women and girls continue to be murdered for reasons of gender, but it is also a day to value all those who are usually targets of violence, for being human rights defenders, activists and spokespersons for civil society on the matter. 

This year the UNITE campaign focuses on promoting mobilization so that those who carry out this type of violence are held accountable. In addition, the promotion of associations that promote policies that put an end to violence against women in national but also transnational contexts is also sought.

To establish an awareness of real rejection of violence against women, the campaign also encourages carrying out actions as simple as talking at home, at school, institute or university, in workplaces in general, in meeting places, about what tolerance means and entails, and adopting, in the business sphere, policies that follow this line, that support the victims.