In 2021, UN Women, as co-leader of the Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), committed to mobilize $400 million to lead transformative action in at least 25 countries, aiming to eradicate gender-based violence against women and girls (VAWG) in all their diversity, including harmful practices, by 2026. This commitment encompassed galvanizing the UN system by expanding comprehensive programming, guided by successful strategies from the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative; stepping up groundbreaking prevention strategies following the RESPECT framework, strengthened access to justice through gender-responsive policing and the use of technologies; amplifying support and funding to women's rights organizations to secure a minimum of 100 million through the UN Trust Fund; Scaling up Safe Cities for Women and Girls to create safe and empowering public spaces, free of sexual harassment in an additional 50 cities, and spearheading solutions to end tech-facilitated GBV and investing to address data gaps related to gender-based violence.
This progress report provides evidence on UN Women's progress in fulfilling this transformative commitment, showcasing achievements in prevention, support to women’s rights movements, legal and policy advancements, enhanced access to essential services for survivors, gender-responsive policing, data-driven initiatives, and addressing critical gaps in technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
You can download the report here.