Still from video, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 2025, YouTube
Violence against women is a human rights emergency in every country.
One in three women worldwide experience physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Most survivors are harmed by an intimate partner.
Every ten minutes, a woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member.
Around sixty percent of female homicides are committed by partners or relatives.
In 2023, an estimated 612 million women and girls lived within 50 kilometres of conflict, and their risk skyrockets.
Conflict related sexual violence is used strategically, and reports are rising.
The 2025 UNiTE theme calls us to end digital violence against all women and girls.
Studies indicate that between sixteen and fifty eight percent of women and girls face technology facilitated abuse.
Seventy three percent of women journalists report online violence, and one in four receive threats of physical harm.
Online abuse silences voices, distorts public debate, and often spills into offline harm.
Data matters, and the UN is strengthening global measurement of femicide to make every case count.
Many countries have laws, but real protection requires enforcement and survivor centred services.
Prevention works when we change harmful norms, fund services, and hold perpetrators to account.
Wear orange, speak up, and support survivors during the 16 Days of Activism from November 25 to December 10.
Media and audiences can help by using verified data and amplifying frontline voices.
On November 25, 2025, we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Act now! For rights, for safety, and for equality for all women and girls.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 2025
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