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Say NO to violence against Women
On
25 November 2008, UNIFEM presented UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
with more than 5 million signatures to the Say NO to violence
against Women campaign. Handing over the signatures to the
Secretary-General, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman said, “As
long as one in three women and girls may be abused in their lifetimes,
violence against women must be everybody’s business.” The
Secretary-General responded: “Social mobilization is the spark that
ignites action. I am delighted that governments, civil society
organizations and the private sector have come together through the Say
NO initiative.”
From all over the world, 5,066,549 people said
NO to violence against women and girls and urged YES to governments
everywhere to take action. Governments answered our call to action in
many ways.
The Swedish Member of the European Parliament and
Vice Chair of the Women’s Rights Committee Ms. Eva-Britt Svensson is
leading efforts among all members of the European Parliament for a
“Written Declaration on the Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign.”
With enough signatures, the European Parliament can call for a
“European Year on Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women.”
UNIFEM
Executive Director Ines Alberdi will participate at the Global
Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality in Rio de Janeiro
on 31 March to support the work on involving men and boys to end
violence against women, which is a priority within the framework of the
Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign.
Stay tuned for more updates coming soon on the Say NO website!
www.saynotoviolence.org
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| | | | | Book Recommendation
Free from Violence in the Family.
Author: Amparo Medina ($9.50)
With
the publication of this book in English, people in many lands will hear
an urgent call for the Church to break its silence regarding the
terrible blight that affects families around the world.
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