Gender-based violence (GBV) is present in every society around the world and takes many forms. We have a moral imperative to stop all forms of violence against women and girls. In crisis, whether ...

Gender-based violence is nothing new. But its methods are evolving faster than our awareness. While there has been progress in understanding and treating domestic violence, sexual assault, and other ...

Combating technology-facilitated gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe: UNODC brings together regional experts to ...

This year's 2025 commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from November 25 to December 10, ...

Women's economic participation is adversely impacted by incidence of violence as women who face violence are more likely to ...

On September 24, police in Kigumo, Murang’a County, arrested four suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a woman whose body was delivered to the station in a bag. The victim, Hanna Wanjiru ...

While numerous studies published since the 1970s have documented gender-based violence against college women, much nonviolent gender-based abuse goes unreported by victims and unaccounted for by ...

As Nordic ambassadors to South Africa, we join the global call during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Despite notable policy reforms and advocacy campaigns, the scale of GBV continues to threaten Uganda’s social stability, ...

My biological father was killed in cold blood because of gender-based violence,” she said. “In a society where women are the ...

South Africa's move to classify gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster raises expectations for urgent ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...