Global agreement reached on ending violence against women and girls
Uk welcomes positive outcome.
Following months of intense lobbying and two weeks of challenging negotiations, the Ministers for Women and Equalities, Maria Miller, Helen Grant and Jo Swinson along with Ministerial colleagues in the and are delighted that the which focused on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls as its priority theme, culminated in the adoption of (the principal outcome document of the Commission).
This focused on the need for global action to end violence against women and girls and calls for increased attention and accelerated action on:
- Prevention through education and awareness-raising;
- Addressing gender inequalities in the political, economic and social spheres;
- Protection of sexual and reproductive health services; and
- Improvement of the evidence base and availability to inform an effective response.
After last year鈥檚 disappointing outcome, this global unified agreement sends a clear message that violence against women and girls, in all its forms, is unacceptable and advancing women鈥檚 rights remains a key priority for the global community.
The UK is firmly committed to pushing forward and action to stop gender-based violence and has been highly commended for its leadership role in inspiring other governments and delegations to agree this common set of global standards. Maria Miller met this week with NGOs from across the UK to discuss our robust programme of engagement with UK civil society, women鈥檚 advocates and the international community which we hope contributed to last week鈥檚 momentous agreement.
We look forward to building on this year鈥檚 success as we begin our preparations and shift our focus to next year鈥檚 session which will examine as its priority, the challenges which still face us in the implementation of the for women and girls.
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