Nearly a quarter of men interviewed reported perpetrating rape against a woman or girl, ranging from 10 percent to 62 percent across the sites. Guidance note on campus violence prevention and response. The Guidance note is intended to support universities and university administrators, civil society partners, students and other relevant stakeholders to address campus-based violence against women.
UN Women HQ. Asia and the Pacific. Open Menu. P4P aims at primary prevention - stopping violence before it starts — especially among boys and men. It facilitates cross-border exchanges and learning across the region and prioritize change at the institutional and policy levels. Policymakers, UN staff and civil society practitioners, all committed to gender equality and the elimination of violence against women, have come together to implement the programme.
More: www. Share Print. Featured Story. Featured Video. Featured Publication. UN Women helps conduct research on attitudes, perceptions, and behaviours of men and boys, as well as young people, related to various forms of violence, and supports advocacy, awareness-raising, community mobilization, and educational programmes, as well as legal and policy reforms.
In Asia and the Pacific , for example, UN Women works with other UN agencies on the Partners for Prevention programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence in the region through behaviour and attitudinal change among boys and men, as well as increased institutional capacity and policy enhancements.
The curriculum includes tools to help young people understand the root causes of violence in their communities , and to help educate and involve their peers and communities in preventing violence against women and girls.
A framework to underpin action to prevent violence against women The joint UN framework draws together contemporary knowledge and practice in violence prevention. Its focus is on addressing the root causes as well as risk and protective factors associated with violence against women. Now, girls in the community are becoming empowered to fight back against this damaging tradition. We can only tackle gender-based violence if we listen to girls' experiences and respond to their needs.
Around 10, adolescent girls travel by bus in Hanoi every month, risking sexual violence, harassment and theft. Poverty and sexual violence are rife in rural areas of Nicaragua. Rape cases are often ignored and convictions rarely made, while some communities feel their only option is to settle their case by a traditional justice system that can victimise those attacked. Special Police Commissioner Carmen Poveda is at the forefront of the effort to prevent sexual violence in rural areas of Nicaragua.
In remote areas of Kenya, traditional leadership is often the only power structure communities recognise. Plan International is working with elders from the Ameru community, who are campaigning to keep girls safe from this dangerous tradition. Child marriage denies girls their right to make vital decisions about their bodies, well-being and future.
It forces them out of education and into a life of poor prospects, with an increased risk of violence, abuse and ill-health. With your support, we lobby and campaign for strategic approaches to ending violence against women and challenge the wider public attitudes that tolerate and condone violence against women. Join our newsletter mailing list to receive updates about the work of our coalition. Organisations like Respect are leading this very challenging and essential work Tackle harmful media — we need media companies, advertisers, social media platforms, and creative people to take responsibility for the images and representation of women and girls of all backgrounds that they create and display.
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