Deputy Permanent Secretary, Mr. Amon Mpanju with speakers and participants of the Joint UN 16 Days of Activism Dialogue. Photo: UN Women

024 Thailand Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards. Photo: UN Women/Supakij Pramukecha

Photo: UNEP/Maxwell Gutteridge

External view of the Ministry of Youth and Social Affairs in Ethiopia taken in February 2024. Photo: UN Women/Sylvia Maina

Irene Cari, (pictured centre). Irene Cari, (pictured centre). Photo Courtesy of Irene Cari

Siblings Saltanat Nukenova (at right) and Aitbek Amangeldi take a photo together in 2017. Photo: Courtesy of Aitbek Amangeldi

Thousands of women took to the streets of South Africa in 2018 for the #TotalShutdown march against gender-based violence and femicide. The march was a watershed moment in the country's fight against GBV. Photo: UN Women/Asiphe Saul

A sports competition with university students in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the16 Days of activism in 2018 raises awareness for programmes and activities designed to improve safety and prevent sexual harassment on campus. Photo: UN Women/Fahad Kaiser

Gender-based violence is not only physical, and includes sexual, psychological, emotional and economic violence. SAFENET provides coordinated response services to all gender-based survivors. Photo: UN Women/Shazia Usmanman