March To End Violence Against
Women!
Saturday, March 5th, 2016 11am
Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
47th Street between First and
Second and Avenues.
UN Women for Peace Association (UNWFPA)
is hosting their annual rally and march
to end violence against women. The event
is free, thousands will march. You can
be part of the dialog that can help
eradicate this pandemic.
Sign up today to march at: http://www.unwomenforpeace.org/march-in-march
#Iwalk4women | @unwfpa
The March’s Grand Marshall is Dionne
Warwick. She will be joined by the UN
Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
and his wife, UNWFPA’s patron, Mrs. Ban
Soon-taek.
The Speakers at the Rally include Deputy
Chief Juanita Holmes, Commanding Officer
of NYPD Domestic Violence Unit; and
Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, National
Committee American Foreign Policy and
many more.
As you read these words, nearly 5
million women and girls are living in
slavery, victims of human trafficking.
60 million more are child brides, and
140 million live with the pain of
enforced genital mutilation. These are
more than just numbers; they are our
mothers, our sisters, and our daughters.
Violence against women is a global
issue. In some countries, one out of
seven women are raped, abused, or
mutilated. Around the globe, nearly one
in five women under the age of fifteen
are sexually abused. Over 130 million
women have experienced genital
mutilation. It is estimated that as many
as 2.5 million people are trafficked
annually into situations including
prostitution, forced labor, slavery, or
servitude; women and girls account for
about 80 per cent of the detected
victims.
Violence strikes women from all kinds of
backgrounds and of all ages. It can
happen at work, on the street, or at
home. Click on the topics below to learn
about different types of violence and
ways to stay safe.
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Domestic and intimate partner
violence
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Dating violence
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Emotional abuse
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Human Trafficking
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Same-Sex relationship violence
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Sexual assault and abuse
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Stalking
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Violence against immigrants and
refugee women
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Violence against women at world
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Crimes committed in the name of
“honor”
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Female genital mutilation
ABOUT UN WOMEN FOR PEACE
ASSOCIATION: UNWFPA,
founded in 2008 under the
patronage of H.E. Mrs. Ban Soon-taek,
seeks to promote and advance the
goals of UN agencies that
provide opportunities for women
through social, cultural,
educational, and empowerment
programs under the banner of a
global peace building process.
All of our proceeds go directly
to the UN Trust Fund to End
Violence Against Women, which
aims to prevent violence against
women and girls, provides
services and programs to those
affected by violence, and
strengthens the implementation
of laws and policies on such
violence.
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