A promise is a promise:

Time for action to end violence against

women.
"There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities:
violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable."
Secretary-General Ban i-moon
Worldwide today:
Up to 50% of sexual assaults are committed against girls under the age of 16.
Gloally! 60" million women li#e in countries where domestic #iolence is not yet considered a crime.
Up to $0% of women in the world report ha#ing experienced physical and%or sexual #iolence at some point in
their lifetime.
&#er 60 million girls worldwide are child rides! married efore the age of 1'(
)n the face of such unacceptale figures! the international community is strongly committed to change the plight of
women.
*he +on#ention on the ,limination of -ll .orms of /iscrimination against Women 0+,/-W1 re2uires that countries party
to the +on#ention ta3e all appropriate steps to end #iolence.
*ime for -ction
*his year4s theme for )nternational Women4s /ay! 5- promise is a promise: *ime for action to end #iolence against
women6 see3s to strengthen international community4s commitment to put an end to #iolence against women. -s part of
the effort the U7 leads to fight #iolence against women! 8ecretary9Generals :an ;i9moon<s U7i*, campaign calls on all
go#ernments! ci#il society! women4s organi=ations! men! young people! the pri#ate sector! the media and the entire U7
system to >oin forces in addressing this gloal pandemic.
5&7, W&?-76
.rom +hina to +osta @ica! from ?ali to ?alaysia acclaimed singers and musicians! women and men! ha#e come
together to spread a message of unity and solidarity: We are A&ne WomanA! a song to e launched on ' ?arch B01".
What can you doC
Doin the con#ersation and follow EU7FWomen and the hashtag G1woman on *witter. Hou can also donate a tweet
through our *hunderclap! which will e released on ' ?arch.