My heart goes to every woman experiencing one violence or the other as November 25 of every year is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.According to facts and figures from the United Nations about 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime.
Women also make the bulk of 500,000 to 2 million people trafficked annually into situations including prostitution, forced labour, slavery or servitude, according to estimates. Women and girls account for about 80 per cent of the detected victim.Read more facts and figures about violence against women after the cut
It is estimated that more than 130 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM/C, mainly in Africa and some Middle Eastern countries.
The cost of intimate partner violence in the United States alone exceeds $5.8 billion per year: $4.1 billion is for direct medical and health care services, while productivity losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.
Why This International Day?
Violence against women is a human rights violation
Violence against women is a consequence of discrimination against women, in law and also in practice, and of persisting inequalities between men and women
Violence against women impacts on, and impedes, progress in many areas, including poverty eradication, combating HIV/AIDS, and peace and security
Violence against women and girls is not inevitable. Prevention is possible and essential
Violence against women continues to be a global pandemic. Up to 70 per cent of women
experience violence in their lifetime.
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