Spotlight Initiative country teams engage young artists to paint murals that depict consent and mutual respect during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Read more
Mali accelerates efforts to eliminate gender-based violence
Through the Spotlight Initiative, the Government of Mali and its partners are pursuing their efforts towards a society without violence against women and girls. Read more
Niger puts ending violence against women and girls at centre stage
The Government of Niger, the European Union and the United Nations have joined forces to eliminate violence against women and girls through the Spotlight Initiative. Read more
Caring for women subjected to violence: A WHO curriculum for training health-care providers (WHO, 2019):
This curriculum is designed to provide health-care providers, particularly in low and middle-income countries, with a foundation for responding to domestic/intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women. Read more
Reporting on violence against women and girls: A handbook for journalists (UNESCO, 2019):
This handbook provides journalists with recommendations and examples of good practices to help them make the right choices and improve their media coverage, and encourage their ongoing reflection on the profession. Read more
Handbook for coordinating gender-based violence interventions in emergencies (GBV AoR global protection cluster 2019):
This handbook is a quick-reference tool for the humanitarian community that provides practical, field-level and comprehensive guidance on how to establish and maintain coordination mechanisms to address gender-based violence in emergencies. Read more
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Mobile women and mobile phones, Women migrant workers’ use of information and communication technologies in ASEAN (Safe and Fair Programme, Spotlight Initiative, 2019):
This study finds that women migrant workers’ use of mobile phones can enhance migrant organizing, access to information on safe migration, and access to services, including in response to violence. Read more
Global Study on Homicide: Gender-Related Killing of Women and Girls (UNODC, 2019). Read more
What Works to Prevent Sexual Violence Against Children (Together for Girls, Oak Foundation, The Equality Institute, 2019). Read more
Challenging Power, Fighting Discrimination: A Call to Action to Recognise and Protect Women Human Rights Defenders (Amnesty International, 2019). Read more
"We will leave no one behind!" To mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, the heads of UNFPA, UNDP and UN Women shared a message of solidarity to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
