16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November, followed by the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, is a global moment to help #EndViolence against women and girls. Preventing this violence is possible, but only if we act together, now.

WHO and HRP, the UN Special Programme on Human Reproduction, play a key role in bringing attention to and responding to violence against women as a public health, gender equality and human rights issue, including in humanitarian settings, by building evidence, developing guidelines, encouraging political will and accountability, and improving related health services.