International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2023- Standing together in the efforts to eliminate violence against women
Every year, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on 25 November by people all over the world. The main objective of the day is to raise awareness against the different forms of violence that women are subjected to and make efforts to eliminate them completely. The day was introduced by the United Nations in 1993 and has been every year since then. In this article, you will find important details related to International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2023.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2023 Overview
Event International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2023
Date November 25, 2023
Day Saturday
Declared by United Nations
Observed by Worldwide
Purpose of celebration To raise awareness against the different forms of violence that women are subjected to and make efforts to eliminate them completely.
Frequency Annual
Significance
Women all over the world are subjected to violence in one form or another. According to data from the World Health Organization, one in three women faces physical or sexual violence by their partner or sexual violence from a non-partner in their lifetime. As per a UN report, every day 137 women are killed by a member of their family and less than 40% of women experiencing violence seek help. It is therefore very important to end this endless violence against women which can only be done by acting together. With this in mind, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed every year on 25 November. In addition to this, the day also marks the beginning of the “16 days of activism” that concludes with the observation of Human Rights Day on December 10.
History
The first step toward ending violence against women was taken with the adoption of the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) by the UN General Assembly in 1979. Many women’s rights activists have observed 25 November as a day against gender-based violence since 1981. This was done in response to the assassination of the Mirabal sisters on the same day in 1960 who fought against the Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo for their rights.
On 20 December 1993, the General Assembly adopted resolution 48/104 comprising Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, and finally, on 7 February 2000, it adopted resolution 54/134, assigning 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Celebration 2023
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women provides a platform for governments, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations to join together for the cause. Educational events, meetings, marches, seminars, etc. are organized all around the world to raise public awareness about this day. As an individual, you can take part in these activities to learn more about this issue and spread it among your peers.
Theme
Every year, International Day of Violence against Women is celebrated with a specific theme decided by the United Nations. Although the theme for the year 2023 has not been decided, check out the theme for the past five years in the table below.
Year Theme
2022 UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls
2021 Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!
2020 Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!
2019 Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape
2018 Orange the World:#HearMeToo
Different Forms of Violence against Women
Here are some different forms in which violence against women takes place:
- Killing in the form of dowry death, infanticide, bride burning honor killing, femicide, etc
- Sexual assault in the form of human trafficking, forced prostitution, child sexual initiation sexual slavery, sexual assault, widow cleansing, rape and pregnancy laws, etc
- Disfigurement in the form of acid attack, breast binding, female genital mutilation, foot binding, etc
- Other issues in the form of domestic violence, narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, eve teasing, forced abortion, forced marriage, marriage by abduction, witch trials, etc
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