International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Question: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on-
(a) 25th November
(b) 14th November
(c) 20th November
(d) 12th November
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on 25th November every year the date marks the launch of 16 days of activismthat will conclude on 10th December, 2018, International Human Rights Day.
  • Violence against women is “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life”- UN General Assembly  Declaration.
  • “Orange the World: #HearMeToo”. Coming on the heels of global movements and grassroots campaigns such as ‘#MeToo’, “#TimesUp”, “#BalanceTonPorc” “#NiUnaMenos”, #MeTooIndia and “HollaBack!”,





  • On 7th February 2000, the General Assemblyadopted resolution 54/134, officially designating 25th November as the International day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Links:

http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/index.shtml

http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/11/news-orange-the-world-2018