Ending Violence Against All Women and Girls, Including Those with Disabilities
Featured Updated: 26 November 2025 13:18 EAT
Violence Against Women is recognized as a profound global public health and human rights crisis, impacting nearly one in three women in their lifetime, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
This severe risk is critically intensified for marginalized groups, particularly in contexts of humanitarian crises, climate vulnerability, poverty, and most notably, for women and girls with disabilities. These distressing statistics represent countless stories of violated health, safety, and fundamental rights.
The global response to this crisis is the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, observed annually from November 25th (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10th (Human Rights Day).
This period serves as a crucial call for global solidarity to end violence against all women and girls everywhere. The 2025 campaign adopts the global theme: "UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls," aiming to translate complex data into urgent human stories and inspire collective, inclusive action.
Women and girls with disabilities face heightened and often unique forms of violence. They are frequently at a disproportionately high risk of experiencing physical, sexual, and psychological violence.
Their experience of violence is characterized by intersectionality, where it is compounded by disability discrimination and systemic inaccessibility.
Furthermore, they are frequently targeted with Digital Violence online, where significant barriers to reporting and accessing digital safety resources exist.
Join the 16 Days of Activism to champion understanding, empathy, and change, ensuring that no woman or girl, regardless of ability, is left behind.
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