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09 August 2010
Day of the World's Indigenous People
By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the ...
09 August 2010
Day of World's Indigenous People
By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the ...
UN Observance Days, Weeks, Years, Decades
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UN Conferences and Observances Reference paper No.48
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End Violence Against Women - resources

 

Key dates:

2-13 March 
Commission on the Status of Women

8 March 
International Womens Day

29 March-3 April 
Global Symposium on Men as Partners in Achieving Gender Equality (Rio de Janeiro)

25 November
International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women 

 

UN System links on Violence Against Women:

Secretary-General’s campaign website:
http://endviolence.un.org

UN Action against Rape and Sexual Violence in Conflict:
www.stoprapenow.org

Say NO to Violence Against Women (UNIFEM):
www.saynotoviolence.org

V-Day Campaign (supported by UNICEF):
www.stoprapeindrc.org

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA):
www.unfpa.org/endingviolence/index.html

16 Days of Activism (UNFPA):
www.unfpa.org/16days

UN Special Advisor on Gender Issues & Advancement of Women:
www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi

World Health Organization (WHO)
www.who.int/gender/violence

 

 

 


 

http://www.un.org/en/women/endviolence/

Campaign poster
Campaign resources
Multimedia


Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director
Seminar on the Elimination of Violence against Women delivered by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, 3 December 2009, during her visit to Australia



Included in this database is a section on good practices, as well as 192 Country pages giving each country's measures to address violence against women.