The Initiative is so named as it brings focused attention to this issue, moving it into the spotlight and placing it at the centre of efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
An initial investment in the order of EUR 500 million will be made, with the EU as the main contributor. Other donors and partners will be invited to join the Initiative to broaden its reach and scope. The modality for the delivery will be a UN multi- stakeholder trust fund, administered by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office, with the support of core agencies UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women, and overseen by the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General.
Violence
against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and
devastating human rights violations in our world today
It is a major obstacle
to the fulfilment of women’s and girls’ human rights and to the
achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It occurs
worldwide, cutting across all generations, nationalities, communities
and spheres of our societies, irrespective of age, ethnicity, disability
or other background.
The Initiative will
respond to all forms of VAWG, with a particular focus on domestic and
family violence, sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices,
femicide, trafficking in human beings and sexual and economic (labour)
exploitation. In line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Initiative will fully integrate the principle of ‘leaving no one behind’.
Join us in partnership so that this bold and transformative Initiative
is matched by equally ambitious political action, resources and
knowledge. We invite everyone to support the Spotlight Initiative’s goal
of making a real and lasting difference in the lives of all women and
girls around the world.
Hakuna maoni:
Chapisha Maoni