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The United Nations (UN) Women has announced the theme of its "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence" campaign that will take place from 25 November, namely the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to 10 December.
This year's activities will take place under the 2020 global theme of "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!"
Announcing the theme to the world, UN Women has notedthe increasing gender-based violence across the globe amid the COVID-19 pandemic:
"As the world retreated inside homes due to the lockdown measures introduced to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, reports showed an alarming increase in the already existing pandemic of violence against women.
"You can make a difference during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protracted state of crisis it has generated across the world. You can support women and girl survivors of violence to stay safe and free of violence."
Within this context, UN Women has said, "Take action during this year's 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence" and summarized the main principles of the campaign briefly as follows:
More about the campaignThe 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. It was started by activists at the inaugural Women's Global Leadership Institute in 1991 and continues to be coordinated each year by the Center for Women's Global Leadership. It is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and organizations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. In support of this civil society initiative, under the leadership of the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General's UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign (UNiTE campaign) calls for global actions to increase awareness, galvanize advocacy efforts, and share knowledge and innovations. *Source: UN Women |
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