Delivering impact for zero violence: UN Women’s progress to end violence against women and girls 2022- 2025

This brief showcases UN Women's comprehensive approach to ending violence against women and girls from 2022 to 2025, demonstrating measurable progress across 105 countries. The document outlines five interconnected pillars of work: robust laws and policies, prevention measures, enhanced survivor services, data collection and research, and support for women's rights movements.

Key achievements include reaching 1.36 billion women and girls through strengthened laws, improved access to services for 1.6 billion survivors, and supporting 41 data-collection initiatives across 21 countries. The brief highlights successful country-level interventions in Kazakhstan, Fiji, and Malawi, alongside global initiatives like the GNWS-supported Lila.help helpline directory and the High-Level Network on Gender-Responsive Policing. It demonstrates how the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls has invested USD 54.8 million across 66 countries, supporting 116 civil society and women's rights organizations.

The document emphasizes evidence-based approaches, including the Global Database on Violence against Women and Girls which received over half a million annual visitors, serving as a vital accountability tool for tracking progress against international standards. Throughout, the brief illustrates how comprehensive laws, prevention programs addressing harmful norms, coordinated survivor services, robust data systems, and strong autonomous women's movements work together to drive systemic change in ending violence against women and girls globally.

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