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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

25 November to 10 December - 2023 Ending violence against women is possible, but only if we act together, now.

The global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a key international moment to call for an end to violence against women and girls. It runs from 25 th November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) until 10 th December, Human Rights Day.

In support of this campaign, the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 initiative calls for global action to increase awareness, galvanise advocacy efforts and share knowledge and innovations to help end all types of violence against women and girls. In 2023, the UNiTE campaign theme is Invest to Prevent Violence against Women & Girls .

Key messages

• Gender-based violence is a global public health, gender equality and human rights priority. It remains a systemic crisis, affecting 1 in 3 women worldwide . Risks increase during humanitarian emergencies or when women face greater curtailments of their essential rights, such as access to education, healthcare or freedom of movement.
• While violence affects women everywhere, women and girls in certain groups - such as those living with disability, adolescent girls and older women - often face even greater difficulty to have their voices heard and to access support.
• Too often people respond to violence by blaming or shaming the victim – for instance, for what they wore or what they did, or because they belong to a particular group, or people hesitate to offer support because it takes place in ‘private’ or among people we know.
• W e must change the story, challenge misogyny and violence, and make sure women are heard. Women and girls everywhere should be able to access the help they need, when they need it, so we can end violence once and for all.
• Health workers are often the first, sometimes only, point of contact for women experiencing violence. They can provide compassionate care for survivors by offering first-line support, medical examination and treatment, and referrals to other essential service s. This requires investing in training and resources to ensure appropriate care.

What you can do

Help comes in many forms – we can all play a role in preventing violence against women and girls.

  If you are experiencing violence, remember you are not alone and it’s not your fault. It may be helpful, if safe to do so, to reach out to family, friends and neighbours, consult a health worker, or to seek support from a hotline or from specialist services.

If you know of, or are concerned about, someone experiencing violence there are some things you can do – starting with being willing to listen:

• Keep in touch with the person, ensuring that it is safe for them to be in touch with you. They might not be ready to talk, but try to find quiet times when they can talk if they choose to.
• Find out what services for survivors of violence against women are available. Only provide this information directly if you can do so discretely. Allow them to make their own decisions. 
• If someone you know needs urgent help for whatever reason, be prepared to call emergency services.

Health workers should provide first-line support, for all kinds of violence: 

• L isten closely, with empathy and without judgement.
• I nquire about women’s needs and concerns.
• V alidate women’s experiences. Show you believe and understand.
• E nhance their safety.
• S upport women to connect with additional services.

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• On social media , share WHO’s  infographics and videos  to encourage awareness and help people seek appropriate help. You can tag @WHO & @HRPresearch and use hashtags: #OrangeTheWorld / #16Days / #EndViolence

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Show there’s #NoExcuse for gender-based violence this November

16 Days of Activism is UN Women’s annual global campaign against gender-based violence

2023’s theme was “Unite! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls”. You’re invited to join us for 16 Days of Activism 2024

Help us take a stand against gender-based violence and call for more investment to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Because there is #NoExcuse. Ever.

You can take action this November. And we’re here to help you do it. From wearing orange on Orange the World Day to starting a conversation, connecting with new allies and sharing key stories on social media. 

It’s time to eliminate gender-based violence.

Together, we’re taking 16 actions for 16 Days. 

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Eradicating gender-based violence has never been more crucial, the 16 Days of Activism global campaign has existed for over three decades in the name of bringing the horrid phenomenon to an end. 

Gender-based violence (GBV) can take many forms, from physical to mental, and has long-lasting negative impacts on women and girls’ well-being that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Nov. 25, is the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. This is a period where individuals, civil society, grassroots organizations, UN agencies, and governments  join together to demand accountability for the protection of women and girls over two weeks.

The Unitited Nations champions the campaign through simutaneously hosting their own campaign called UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence Against Women, which launched in 2008, 17 years after the #16Days campaign was founded. Both campaigns are crucial in the fight to end extreme poverty as GBV is a global issue that prevents us from achieving true gender equality by 2030. Here’s everything you need to know about 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and how to get involved. 

3 Key Facts About the 16 Days of Activism Campaign Agaist Gender-Based Violence

• The campaign kicks off on Nov. 25, which marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on Dec. 10, the International Day of Human Rights. 
• It is the longest-running women's rights campaign in the world.
• One in three women experience gender-based violence in their lifetime, making this campaign essential now more than ever. 

Who Started the Campaign?

Activists launched the annual international campaign at the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute at Rutgers University in 1991, and the Center for Women’s Global Leadership has led the initiative ever since. More than 6,000 organizations from approximately 187 countries have participated and it's the longest-running women’s rights campaign in the world. 

What's the Goal of the 16 Days Campaign?

GBV occurs in developing and developed countries alike. Over a third of women (35%) have experienced physical and or sexual violence, and gender-based violence impacts 1 in 3 women in their lifetime, according to the World Bank. Failure to protect women threatens future generations, as children who grow up in households with violence are more likely to experience or perpetuate violence.

The 16 Days campaign initially aimed to connect GBV and human rights by falling within a time period that boasts several human rights advocacy days, such as International Women Human Rights Defenders Day on Nov. 29 and World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. 

The campaign hit its first target in 1993 after it gathered signatures from 124 countries for a petition urging the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna to acknowledge gender-based violence as a human rights issue. The UN appointed the first special rapporteur on violence against women the following year. 

At first, the campaign set out to raise awareness about GBV but in 2016 it  pivoted to accountability. Two years later, ending GBV in the workplace became a priority in conjunction with the introduction of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 to eliminate harassment and violence in the workplace. On June 21, 2020, Uruguay and Fiji became the first two countries to ratify the convention, which became effective June 2021. Ratifying C190 continues to be a focus  with an emphasis on informal workers who disproportionately put their lives at risk in unsafe workplace conditions. 

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impact and severity of GBV around the world, as women and girls were required to isolate at home during lockdowns, sometimes with abusers. Financial burdens plus tight living quarters put more households under emotional stress, leading to increased levels of GBV during lockdown periods, and strengthening the global call to action for this form of violence to be acted against immediately. 

Each year the campaign has a different theme, from “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” in 2020 (as orange is the color of solidarity against all forms of violence), to "UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls" in 2022, which calls for collective solidarity after a global period of isolation and separation. Each theme is timely to what the fight against GBV looks like in that year, and aims to highlight the need to protect and uphold women's rights.

How Can Global Citizens Support the 16 Days Campaign?

There are several ways to contribute to the fight to ending violence against women and girls, these include showing up virtually or physically to raise your voice in support of the cause, educating yourself further on the issue at hand, and teaching others about the severity of the issue. We've put togehter a list of all the ways you can get involved here . 

You can also join the Global Citizen movement and take actions throughout the year to help call for the protection of women and girls everywhere throughout the #16Days campaign and beyond. Y ou can jump into taking action right now by going through some of the gender equality actions we've listed for this year's 16 Days of Activism campaign . We also have lifestyle challenges on the Global Citizen App designed to help educate every day citizens about the issue and the campaign, and inspire you to take action. All you need to do is  download the app , scroll over to our challenges page, and keep a lookout for their challenges so you can take part.  Get started with our #16Days: Stop Gender-Based Violence challenge

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What: 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence. Theme: “Fight Sexual, and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons”. When: 3rd December 2019 Where: AUC Headquarters, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Mandela Hall Time: 2.30 – 4.30 pm

Organized by: The Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD), the Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (OSE on WPS) and the Gender Peace and Security Programme (GPSP) of the Peace and Security Department (PSD) in partnership with the Norwegian Mission to the African Union, the Nobel Peace Centre and the Mukwege Foundation.

Who: - AUC Senior Leaders and officials - High Level Government Representatives from the Federal Republic of Ethiopia - 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Denis Mukwege - High Level Representatives of the Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa - AU Ambassadors - UN Agencies - International Development Partners - CSOs including women, youth and persons with disabilities - Media

Background:

The 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence is an international Campaign to end violence against women and to advocate for the promotion and protection of women’s rights. The Campaign runs annually from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights).

The 16 Days of Activism Campaign is therefore used as an organizing strategy by individuals, organizations and governments around the globe to advocate for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. The Campaign calls on women and men, old and youth in all parts of the world to take action in their communities, play their part and stand up against violence against women and girls. Since its inception in 1991, the Campaign has generated an increased awareness about the negative consequences of violence against women and girls.

The 2019 global theme for the Campaign is “Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands against Rape!” The African Union (AU) theme is: “Orange Africa: Fight Sexual, and Gender-Based Violence Against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons”. This is aligned with the 2019 AU theme of “Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa”.

The African Union Commission will observe the 16 Days of Activism Campaign and among others, host a Panel Discussion on Sexual Violence in Conflict and an Exhibition titled “The Body as a Battlefield”. The Panel Discussions and the Exhibition will be organized by the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD), the Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (OSE on WPS) and the Gender Peace and Security Programme (GPSP) of the Peace and Security Department (PSD) in partnership with the Norwegian Mission to the African Union, the Nobel Peace Centre and the Mukwege Foundation.

The overall objective of the Campaign is to raise awareness about violence against women and girls, including sexual violence in conflict situations and its negative consequences especially on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons.

The specific objectives:

- Mobilize individuals, organizations and Member States to take collective responsibility to fight against sexual and gender based violence against women and girls including Refugees, Returnees and IDPs; - Agree on strategies to strengthen preventive mechanisms as well as accountability and justice systems to bring perpetrators to book; - Secure fresh commitment to accelerate implementation of commitments to prevent and end violence against women, including sexual violence in conflict.

Expected Outcomes:

- Awareness raised and stakeholders mobilized to take collective responsibility to fight against sexual and gender based violence against women and girls including Refugees, Returnees and IDPs; - Strategies agreed on to strengthen preventive mechanisms as well as accountability and justice systems to bring perpetrators to book; - Fresh commitment secured to accelerate implementation of commitments to prevent and end violence against women, including sexual violence in conflict.

For media enquiry pleases contact: Ms. Susan Nyabena/ Junior Programmer Officer/ Women Gender and Development Directorate. Email: [email protected] : +0944-083113 Ms. Afrah Thabit / communication Officer / Directorate of Information and communication E mail; [email protected] : +251911-200922

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The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual campaign that begins on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs through International Human Rights Day on 10 December.

Led by civil society, the campaign is supported by the United Nations through the Secretary General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women initiative. This year, the UN marks the 16 Days under the theme “ UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls ”.

More than 1 in 3 women experience gender-based violence during their lifetime. 

More than 5 women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family.

Less than 40 per cent of women who experience violence seek help of any sort.  

Violence against women and girls remains the most pervasive human rights violation around the world. Already heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, its prevalence is now being further increased by the intersecting crises of climate change, global conflict and economic instability.

Against this setting, a backlash against women’s rights is underway around the world. Anti-feminist movements are on the rise, attacks against women human rights defenders and activists are up, and the legal status of women’s rights is increasingly imperiled in many countries. Regressive new laws are exacerbating impunity for perpetrators of domestic violence, governments are using force against femicide and gender-based violence protestors, and women’s rights organizations are being increasingly marginalized. 

Despite these discouraging trends, there is more proof than ever that violence against women and girls is preventable. Evidence shows that the single most important driver of policy change is a strong and autonomous women’s movement—making feminist mobilization in the face of anti-rights backlash a literal matter of life and death.

This 16 Days, we’re encouraging everyone to get involved: from amplifying the voices of survivors and activists to supporting women’s organizations and strengthening feminist movements, we can all act to empower survivors, reduce and prevent violence against women and girls, and protect women’s rights.

Get started today by sharing visuals, messaging and more from our 16 Days social media package . 

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If you are in an emergency situation, please access 9-1-1 (in Canada), for emergency services in your area.

If you are outside of the 9-1-1 service area, please access available emergency services or call a  crisis line  in your area.

You may also want to consult the list of  additional support services  for people affected by gender-based violence.

The Government of Canada’s theme for 2023 is Listen. Learn. Act. It addresses the key steps to tackling gender-based violence (GBV). LISTEN refers to supporting survivors who share their experience, and to the experts that work on the frontlines. LEARN encourages us to educate ourselves on what GBV is, how to spot it, and how we can prevent it and take action. ACT is for taking the information and applying it in our daily lives.

Check out the statement to end gender-based violence and video on the 16 Days of Activism Against GBV from the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, which launches the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign and marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Ways to get involved

• Kick-off the 16 Days by wearing purple on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to raise awareness about gender-based violence.
• Throughout the 16 Days, follow us on  Twitter ,  Facebook ,  Instagram  or  LinkedIn . Share the 16 Days campaign posts or create your own using the images from the digital toolkit below and the hashtag #16Days.
• Use the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence 2023 background below during your virtual meetings.
• Find out about  16 ways you can help end gender-based violence
• Check out ‘’It’s Not Just’’, our  youth awareness campaign  to end gender-based violence
• Learn about  gender-based violence
• Watch a movie, video or documentary related to gender-based violence such as those available on the  National Film Board website  (various languages; viewer discretion is advised for some films).
• Attend an event in your community to show your support to victims of GBV. Consider donating to a local shelter if you can.
• On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6, honour the victims of the Polytechnique Montréal tragedy by wearing a white ribbon. Visit the web page of  the National Day  for other ideas
• On December 10, Human Rights Day, read the full text or simplified version of the  Universal Declaration of Human Rights  or consult the illustrated booklet of the Declaration.
• Listen:  be open to learning from the experiences of others
• Believe:  support survivors and those affected by violence. It is very important that you say the words ‘’I believe you’’ and ‘’This is not your fault’’
• Educate (yourself and others):  learn the facts about GBV; know what your workplace policies say about violence and harassment; take a course; participate in an event
• Speak out:  add your voice to call out violence
• Intervene:  find a safe way to help when you see acts of gender-based violence. Name what you see. Express your concern and ask how you can help. Intervening can also mean providing support and resources
• Act:  give your time or donate to organizations working to end gender-based violence

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A dark purple shadow of a person's face is on the left against a gray background. To the right, against a background of white crumpled paper, appears the name of the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence”, part of which is highlighted in fluorescent green. Below, the theme “Listen. Learn. Act.” is handwritten and circled in light purple. The hashtag “16 days” is at the bottom of the image and the Canada wordmark is placed in the lower right corner.

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A dark purple shadow of a person's face is on the left against a gray background. To the right, against a background of white crumpled paper, appears the name of the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence”, part of which is highlighted in fluorescent green. Above the name, the theme “Listen. Learn. Act.” is handwritten and circled in light purple. In the bottom right corner, the hashtag “16 days” sits above the Canada wordmark.

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A sheet of white crumpled paper covers a purple background. The name of the campaign is placed in the top left corner of the image and reads “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence / 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence fondée sur le sexe’’, part of which is highlighted in fluorescent green. A light purple oval is roughly handdrawn around the paper. The Canada wordmark is placed in the bottom left corner of the image.

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A purple ombre background is on the left. To the right, against a background of white crumpled paper, appears the name of the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence”, part of which is highlighted in fluorescent green. Below, the theme “Listen. Learn. Act.” are handwritten and circled in light purple. The hashtag “16 days” is at the bottom of the image and the Canada wordmark is placed in the lower right corner.

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A purple ombre background is on the left. To the right, appears the name of the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence”, part of which is highlighted in fluorescent green. Above the title, the theme “Listen. Learn. Act.” is handwritten and circled in light purple. In the bottom right corner, the hashtag “16 days” sits above the Canada wordmark.

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The vice president’s plans represent more of a reboot of President Biden’s economic policies than a radically fresh start.

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By Nicholas Nehamas and Jim Tankersley

Reporting from Washington

Vice President Kamala Harris will unveil the central planks of her economic agenda on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., during her first major policy speech, focusing on how she plans to fight big corporations and bring down costs on necessities like food, housing and raising children.

Ms. Harris’s proposals for her first 100 days in the White House include efforts to combat price gouging at the grocery store , jump-start the construction of more affordable housing, restore an expanded tax credit for parents and lower the cost of prescription drugs, according to a briefing document released by her campaign. She will call for a tax incentive to build starter homes, seek to cap the cost of insulin at $35 for all Americans and attempt to reduce the cost of health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Taken together, her plan represents more of a reboot of President Biden’s economic policy than a radically fresh start — a new sales pitch focused on its most popular aspects, not a new vision. Many of the policies reiterate or build on proposals in Mr. Biden’s most recent presidential budget. Harris campaign officials released scattered details, leaving key questions unanswered — like the income cutoff for families to qualify for a new $6,000 child tax credit for newborns, or what exactly would qualify as grocery-store “price gouging” under a federal ban.

Campaign officials did not detail how Ms. Harris would pay for her spending and tax-cut proposals in their release ahead of the speech. But they said her overall plan would reduce projected federal deficits, like Mr. Biden’s latest budget proposed to do, largely by “asking the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations to pay their fair share.”

In terms of emphasis, her speech is expected to shift away from Mr. Biden’s focus on job creation, particularly in manufacturing, and more toward reining in the cost of living.

And she will also try to paint a strong contrast against former President Donald J. Trump, describing him as a friend to billionaires and chief executives who will not help the middle class. Ms. Harris has been attacking Mr. Trump’s proposal to impose new tariffs of up to 20 percent on all imported goods, saying it would amount to a tax increase on working families.

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