Gender Based Violence

<div>One of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world, gender-based violence knows no social, economic or national boundaries. It undermines the health, dignity, security and autonomy of survivors. And it remains shrouded in a culture of silence, supported by cultural beliefs and values that sustain, justify or dismiss it as an ordinary component of male-female relationships.</div><div></div><div></div><div>While gender-based violence is not limited to violence against women and girls, almost 1 in 3 women, or approximately 736 million people, have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence or both at least once in their lifetime, according to World Health Organization data from 2021. Violence often starts early in the lives of women, including non-partner sexual violence. Of those who have been in a relationship, almost 1 in 4 adolescent girls age 15 to 19 have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner or husband. Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed by her partner.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>gender based violence</div><div></div><div>Download &#127383; https://t.co/rsRLZieYld</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The UNFPA gender-based violence data dashboard shows intimate partner violence prevalence data for countries and territories worldwide, disaggregated by location, age, education, residence, employment and wealth. This is the only available dashboard with data at the subnational level to support more detailed analysis.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Worldwide, data from the Centre for International Governance Innovation indicates that 59.9 per cent of women with Internet access have personally experienced some form of technology-facilitated violence. Research by Plan International has shown that 58 per cent of women age 15 to 25 have been subjected to online harassment.</div><div></div><div></div><div>When a woman or girl has been subjected to gender-based violence, there are short and long-term consequences for her physical, mental and sexual and reproductive health. Injuries, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and gynecological disorders, as well as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and self-harm are only some of the impacts survivors may face. For example, survivors of intimate partner violence have a twofold increased risk of undergoing an induced abortion, and are 50 per cent more likely to have a sexually transmitted infection or HIV.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Gender-based violence is not only a violation of the rights of women and girls. The impunity enjoyed by perpetrators, and the fear generated by their actions, has an effect on all women and girls. The social and economic costs are enormous, curbing the contributions that women and girls can make to international development, peace and progress, and taking a toll on a global level.</div><div></div><div></div><div>UNFPA works to comprehensively address gender-based violence across the continuum of humanitarian, development and peace-responsive actions in more than 150 countries and territories around the world. In 2022 alone, UNFPA invested more than $454 million in eliminating gender-based violence and harmful practices.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Gender-based violence is a human rights violation and is the result of structural, deep-rooted discrimination, which requires legislative, administrative and institutional measures and reforms, including the eradication of gender stereotypes.</div><div></div><div></div><div>UNFPA supports governments in the implementation of international agreements including the International Conference on Population and Development, the Sustainable Development Goals, the 2030 Agenda, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Platform for Action. UNFPA has contributed to strengthening national policies and accountability and legal frameworks, including laws on gender-based violence.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>UNFPA works extensively in collecting data and generating evidence to understand the prevalence, incidence and impact of gender-based violence worldwide. This provides the foundation for informed decision-making, resource allocation and the development of policies and programmes that have a meaningful impact on reducing gender-based violence.</div><div></div><div></div><div>UNFPA is also a partner in the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, a global grant-making mechanism that invests in initiatives by civil-society organizations around the world aimed at ending gender-based violence through prevention, law and policy implementation and providing access to essential services for survivors.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Across every nation and cultural context, there is a pressing need for increased activism to guarantee that women and girls, in all their diversity, can lead lives free from violence and coercion. UNFPA actively promotes and supports the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls in all its forms, including active participation in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Failure to address this issue also entails a significant cost for the future. Numerous studies have shown that children growing up with violence are more likely to become survivors themselves or perpetrators of violence in the future.</div><div></div><div></div><div>One characteristic of gender-based violence is that it knows no social or economic boundaries and affects women and girls of all socio-economic backgrounds: this issue needs to be addressed in both developing and developed countries.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Decreasing violence against women and girls requires a community-based, multi-pronged approach, and sustained engagement with multiple stakeholders. The most effective initiatives address underlying risk factors for violence, including social norms regarding gender roles and the acceptability of violence.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Addressing the complex development challenge of gender-based violence requires significant learning and knowledge sharing through partnerships and long-term programs. The World Bank is committed to working with countries and partners to prevent and address GBV in its projects.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Violence against Women and Girls: Lessons from South Asia is the first report of its kind to gather all available data and information on GBV in the region. In partnership with research institutions and other development organizations, the World Bank has also compiled a comprehensive review of the global evidence for effective interventions to prevent or reduce violence against women and girls. These lessons are now informing our work in several sectors, and are captured in sector-specific resources in the VAWG Resource Guide: www.vawgresourceguide.org.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The World Bank regularly convenes a wide range of development stakeholders to address violence against women and girls. For example, former WBG President Jim Yong Kim committed to an annual Development Marketplace competition, together with the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), to encourage researchers from around the world to build the evidence base of what works to prevent GBV. In April 2019, the World Bank awarded $1.1 million to 11 research teams from nine countries as a result of the fourth annual competition.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Violence against women is understood as a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women and shall mean all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in</div><div></div><div></div><div>It can include violence against women, domestic violence against women, men or children living in the same domestic unit. Although women and girls are the main victims of GBV, it also causes severe harm to families and communities.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The Gender Equality Index 2023 presents the EU in relation to gender equality amid crises and uncertainties. In recent years, the world has been hit by repeated shocks and multiple crises. What remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and shocks continuously threaten to create new challenges and reverse years of...</div><div></div><div></div><div>Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality, and continues to be one of the most notable human rights violations within all societies. Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of their gender. Both women and men experience gender-based violence but the majority of victims are women and girls.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Gender-based violence is a general term used to capture any type of violence that is rooted in exploiting unequal power relationships between genders. This can include gender norms and role expectations specific to a society as well as situational power imbalances and inequities. Gender-based violence can impact anyone, and can include intimate partner and family violence, elder abuse, sexual violence, stalking and human trafficking.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Family Violence is any abusive behavior that occurs between members of a family or household who are not involved in a romantic relationship. This includes chosen family as well as people related by blood, marriage, foster care, adoption or any other familial relationships. Family violence can include threats or the actual use of physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological, or financial abuse.</div><div></div><div></div><div>In the United States 1 in 4 women experience abuse during their lifetimes. Globally, the United Nations reports that up to 70% of women experience some form of gender-based violence in their lifetime (according to country data available).</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Learn more about New York City's domestic violence statistics</div><div></div><div></div><div>In the United States, it is against the law to intentionally injure someone, force them to participate in a sexual act, or put someone in fear of physical injury.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>New York City has Family Justice Centers in every borough, where victims and survivors of domestic and gender-based violence can get connected to free and confidential assistance. All are welcome regardless of age, income, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, or language spoken. Interpretation services are available on-site, and locations are wheelchair accessible. Visitors can call ahead to request other accommodations.</div><div></div><div></div><div>any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life4.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> dca57bae1f</div>