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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Minute for Mission: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Posted October 27th, 2024

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the U.N. General Assembly’s designation of Nov. 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day serves as an annual reminder of the power of collective solidarity, which is needed from one year onto another to change the structural inequities posed by violence against women. The day also launches 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence organized by civil society around the world, including the Church, to join forces to address violence against women as the most pervasive breach of human rights worldwide. The annual campaign concludes on International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10.