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Impact 3: Ending violence against women

All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence.

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our story Giving a voice to gender-based violence survivors in Palestine image
our story In Ukraine, activists step up to support conflict-related sexual violence survivors image
our story South African women’s group trains police to respond to gender-based violence image
our story Take five: “The perception that women living with HIV are ‘bad women’ makes people normalize violence against them” image
our story “It is important to invest in women’s organisations because they have a track record of doing a lot in the communities.” image

Giving a voice to gender-based violence survivors in Palestine

Location Palestine

Decades of occupation and conflict have jeopardized women’s economic security, protection, and access to services in Palestine. Women and girls far too often face physical violence and sexual harassment, which occurs in the streets, workplaces, homes, and refugee camps. Nearly 1.9 million in Palestine currently need gender-based violence (GBV)–related services and interventions, 65 percent of whom live in Gaza. GBV victims also suffer from limited access to justice due to the weak, fragile, and inactive legal system. Read more>

In Ukraine, activists step up to support conflict-related sexual violence survivors

Location Ukraine

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, violence has become a daily reality for millions of Ukrainians, with more than 20,0000 recorded civilian casualties and over 13 million people displaced. Confronting destruction, loss and death, women, girls and people of all genders face another, often less visible threat: heightened rates of rape and sexual violence.  

Conflict drives sexual violence in multiple ways. Rape and other sexual abuses may be directly perpetrated by armed forces, while heightened economic and societal instability provide the conditions for increased sexual exploitation, trafficking, and other forms of sexual abuse. At the same time, the breakdown of justice, healthcare and other systems makes support even harder for survivors to access.  Read more>

South African women’s group trains police to respond to gender-based violence

Location South African

The rate of violence against women and girls in South Africa is among the highest in the world: according to official statistics, one in five women in relationships have experienced physical violence by a partner.

Many more have suffered other forms of violence by men they know and strangers. One principal hurdle to tackling this issue is the fact that many cases of abuse are not reported to authorities. Read more>

Take five: “The perception that women living with HIV are ‘bad women’ makes people normalize violence against them”

Location Indonesia

Ayu Oktariani, 37 and based in Bandung, is the national coordinator of the Indonesia Positive Women Network (IPPI, for its acronym in Bahasa Indonesia), a national nongovernmental network founded by women living with HIV and affected by HIV in Indonesia. UN Women has supported IPPI since 2011. In 2020, UN Women started supporting the network in addressing violence against women living with HIV, building the online platform DELILA for women to report cases of violence, and providing referral services for these women. Read more>

“It is important to invest in women’s organisations because they have a track record of doing a lot in the communities.”

Location Liberia

Meet Esther Yango, Executive Director of the Women’s NGO’s Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), the coordinating body of women’s groups in Liberia. As Liberia joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence under the theme ‘Invest to prevent violence against women and girls,’ Mrs. Yango reflects on her organisation’s contribution to the process for the elimination of gender-based violence in Liberia and shares her message. Read More>

our story Giving a voice to gender-based violence survivors in Palestine image

Palestine: Giving a voice to GBV survivors

Location Palestine

Decades of occupation and conflict have jeopardized women’s economic security, protection, and access to services in Palestine. Women and girls far too often face physical violence and sexual harassment, which occurs in the streets, workplaces, homes, and refugee camps. Nearly 1.9 million in Palestine currently need gender-based violence (GBV)–related services and interventions, 65 percent of whom live in Gaza. GBV victims also suffer from limited access to justice due to the weak, fragile, and inactive legal system. Read more>

our story In Ukraine, activists step up to support conflict-related sexual violence survivors image

Ukraine: Conflict-related sexual violence survivors

Location Ukraine

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, violence has become a daily reality for millions of Ukrainians, with more than 20,0000 recorded civilian casualties and over 13 million people displaced. Confronting destruction, loss and death, women, girls and people of all genders face another, often less visible threat: heightened rates of rape and sexual violence.  

Conflict drives sexual violence in multiple ways. Rape and other sexual abuses may be directly perpetrated by armed forces, while heightened economic and societal instability provide the conditions for increased sexual exploitation, trafficking, and other forms of sexual abuse. At the same time, the breakdown of justice, healthcare and other systems makes support even harder for survivors to access.  Read more>

our story South African women’s group trains police to respond to gender-based violence image

South Africa: Police training to respond to GBV

Location South African

The rate of violence against women and girls in South Africa is among the highest in the world: according to official statistics, one in five women in relationships have experienced physical violence by a partner.

Many more have suffered other forms of violence by men they know and strangers. One principal hurdle to tackling this issue is the fact that many cases of abuse are not reported to authorities. Read more>

our story Take five: “The perception that women living with HIV are ‘bad women’ makes people normalize violence against them” image

Indonesia: Perception of women living with HIV

Location Indonesia

Ayu Oktariani, 37 and based in Bandung, is the national coordinator of the Indonesia Positive Women Network (IPPI, for its acronym in Bahasa Indonesia), a national nongovernmental network founded by women living with HIV and affected by HIV in Indonesia. UN Women has supported IPPI since 2011. In 2020, UN Women started supporting the network in addressing violence against women living with HIV, building the online platform DELILA for women to report cases of violence, and providing referral services for these women. Read more>

our story “It is important to invest in women’s organisations because they have a track record of doing a lot in the communities.” image

Liberia: Investing in Women's organisations

Location Liberia

Meet Esther Yango, Executive Director of the Women’s NGO’s Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), the coordinating body of women’s groups in Liberia. As Liberia joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence under the theme ‘Invest to prevent violence against women and girls,’ Mrs. Yango reflects on her organisation’s contribution to the process for the elimination of gender-based violence in Liberia and shares her message. Read More>

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Impact indicators in 2023

SP_D_3.1

UN Women is co-custodian of this SDG indicator with WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNODC, UNSD and UNDP.

SDG 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age (Desk Review)

Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.

Common
sdg
UNDP
sdg
UNFPA
sdg
WHO

Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

Complementary
sdg
UNICEF
SDG
sdg
Goal 5
2023 Result (annual) 12.5%
2018
Baseline
12.5% 12.5%
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15-49 subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months. Baseline year is 2018 with country-specific data ranging from 2000 to 2018.
2022
Milestone
- -
Result
12.5% 12.5%
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15-49 subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months. There are no updated data for the indicator, so the baseline data is presented for 2022, as latest available. Baseline year is 2018 with country-specific data ranging from 2000 to 2018.
2023
Milestone
- -
Result
12.5% 12.5%
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15-49 subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months. There are no updated data for the indicator, so the baseline data is presented for 2023, as latest available. Baseline year is 2018 with country-specific data ranging from 2000 to 2018.
2024
Milestone
- -
Result
- -
2025
Target
N/A N/A
Result
- -
SP_D_3.2

UN Women is co-custodian of this SDG indicator with WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNODC, UNSD and UNDP.

SDG 5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence (Desk Review)

Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.

Common
sdg
UNDP
sdg
WHO
SDG
sdg
Goal 5
2023 Result (annual) -
2021
Baseline
N/A N/A
2022
Milestone
- -
Result
- -
2023
Milestone
- -
Result
- -
2024
Milestone
- -
Result
- -
2025
Target
N/A N/A
Result
- -
SP_D_3.3
SDG 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/ cutting, by age (Desk Review)

Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.

Common
sdg
UNFPA
sdg
WHO

Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

Complementary
sdg
UNICEF
SDG
sdg
Goal 5
2023 Result (annual) 38%
2021
Baseline
41% 41%
As reported by custodian agency UNICEF in UNICEF’s 2022-2025 IRRF (2022-11-Update_IRRF_of_Strategic_Plan_2022-2025-EN-2022.04.25.pdf (unicef.org)). Data are available for a subset of 30 countries in which female genital mutilation is concentrated, with the latest available data from 2004-2020. Aggregates do not represent the world.
2022
Milestone
- -
Result
38% 38%
As reported by custodian agency UNICEF. Data are available for a subset of 30 countries in which female genital mutilation is concentrated, with the latest available data from 2004-2021. Aggregates do not represent the world.
2023
Milestone
- -
Result
38% 38%
Latest available data as reported by custodian agency UNICEF in 2023. No updated data have been received in 2024. Data are available for a subset of 30 countries in which female genital mutilation is concentrated, with the latest available data from 2004-2021. Aggregates do not represent the world.
2024
Milestone
- -
Result
- -
2025
Target
N/A N/A
Result
- -
SP_D_3.4
SDG 5.3.1: Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 (Desk Review)

Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.

Common
sdg
UNFPA
sdg
WHO
SDG
sdg
Goal 5
No aggregate value
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Baseline
- -
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