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It's a heartbreaking and unacceptable reality that for far too many women and girls, their own homes and families are not the safe havens they should be. The statistics are truly staggering and disturbing. We need to prioritize women's empowerment and protection as an urgent priority for all nations. Addressing the scourge of gender-based violence, changing deeply-rooted patriarchal attitudes, and prioritizing women's empowerment and protection must be an urgent priority. No more women's lives should be cut short simply for being female. Homes must become the true safe havens they are meant to be for everyone. Families and homes should represent safety, love and security, especially for women and children who are so often made vulnerable by gender inequalities and power imbalances. But the reality is still an unacceptable distance from this ideal for millions globally.

Family is the first place to provide a safe place for women to grow. Violence against women can take many forms other than sexual and physical, emotional abuse, economic violence, and social violence. Usually violence start with one of the aforementioned forms before it ends with the physical violence that kills the women. Awareness on early signs on violence, well-trained police forces to deal with gender-based violence, established reporting mechanisms, specialized institutions to provide aid for women who don't have safe homes is a necessity not a luxury. Laws and policies should be responsive to secure safer environment for women. This can be done on so many levels. Ranging from raising awareness to young girls in schools how to report violence, to robust reporting mechanisms, and effective procedures to hold perpetrators accountable, all are linked and inseparable. We will discuss each in more detailed posts, with more data and information on the situation in Palestine, with focus on women's access to justice, and women in conflict with the law who are in trial or locked up in detention centers.

Families should be safe spaces for women and girls around the world. Families should be safe spaces for women and girls around the world. Families should be safe spaces for women and girls around the world.

🚫 For 2022, the UNODC reports that the number of #women and #girls killed intentionally in 2022 – nearly 89,000 – is the highest yearly number recorded in the past two decades. At CSD, our dedication to preventing domestic and #GenderBasedViolence remains steadfast. As the #16Days of Activism against Domestic and Gender-Based Violence continue, it's essential to recognise that every day demands our united stand against domestic violence. Throughout this year, CSD has actively engaged with this topic by developing informative materials and training guidelines, which have so far benefitted more than 300 trainees within Bulgaria's public administration to better identify, support victims of domestic violence and refer them to the institutions which can be of further to them help. 🔍 Read more in CSD's guideline mechanism on how to identify victims and in what ways you could assist them >> https://lnkd.in/eGkW9Dti #16DaysOfActivism #DomesticViolenceAwareness

STOP FEMICIDE. Global action is needed to stop FEMICIDE. Needs strong political support for prevention.  Femicide and gender-based violence are only rising as our world is engulfed in conflict, humanitarian emergencies, environmental and economic crises and displacement.

To me, #PeriodFriendlyWorld simply means "the world taking cognizance of the peculiarities of women and girls, understanding that having periods is an important aspect of their lives and making sure they have all the support they need in managing their period with dignity". #MHDay2024 #MenstrualHygieneDay #MenstrualEquity #MenstrualHealthAndHygieneAdvocate

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#GenderBasedViolence #GBV is pervasive in the lives of women and girls around the world—globally, nearly one in three women over the age of 15 have been subjected to violence at least once in their lives. #NoExcuse #16Days Watch to learn about six innovative approaches we’re taking to keep more women and girls safe from violence—and stay tuned for the full brief to learn about each approach in more depth.

Women who can make autonomous decisions about their bodies are more likely to influence other spheres of their lives. As we commemorate World Population Day, let us commit to ensuring that girls and women have the power and agency to make choices without fear of violence or having someone else decide for them. #WorldPopulationDay #WPD24 #WPDUg24

#16daysofactivism The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign to help challenge violence against women and girls (VAWG) taking place between 25th Nov - 10th Dec. What to learn more? Keep an eye out for this series of posts which will explore the issue. 1. The Facts About Violence Against Women ♀️ Approximately 736 million women, or nearly one in three globally, have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence from intimate partners and/or non-partners. https://ow.ly/6EoQ50QaJSJ ♀️ Adolescent girls, young women, women belonging to ethnic and other minorities, transwomen, and women with disabilities face a higher risk of different forms of violence. ♀️ Violence negatively affects women’s physical and mental health and well-being. It has social and economic consequences and costs for families, communities and societies. ♀️ The majority (55-95%) of women survivors of violence do not disclose or seek any type of services. https://ow.ly/AZkY50QaJSH