Division for the Advancement of Women Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Women
- Document number
- 1038
- Date
- 2006
- Title
- Division for the Advancement of Women Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Women
- Author/publisher
- United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Discrimination, Prevention, Protection, Human Rights approach, Vulnerability, Risk groups, Human rights violation, Women's rights; International Human Rights Law, Sixty-first session Item 60 (a) of the preliminary list* Advancement of women: advancement of women, A/61/122/Add.1
- Summary
- Summary: On 22 December 2003, the General Assembly of the United Nations requested the Secretary-General to conduct an in-depth study on all forms of violence against women (resolution 58/185). The study is expected to provide: A statistical overview on all forms of violence against women; The causes of violence against women; The medium and long-term consequences of violence against women; The health, social and economic costs of violence against women; and Best practice examples for combating and eliminating violence against women. The study will also propose action-oriented recommendations, including on effective remedies and prevention and rehabilitation measures. DOWNLOAD STUDY: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/
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