Gender equality is one of the European Union’s core values. Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is vital to building fair, inclusive, prosperous and peaceful societies everywhere.
Preventing and combating violence against women and girls is an important facet of this. It is one of the preconditions for equitable and inclusive sustainable development, as well as an important value and objective in itself.
Programmes
We implement programmes around the world wherever assistance is needed. We tailor our support to fit the region or country being helped. Programmes with a global reach allow the EU to provide similar support to countries facing similar problems.
The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative is a strategic partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls across the world.
ACT to End Violence against Women (Advocacy, Coalition Building and Transformative Feminist Action to End Violence Against Women) is a programme to accelerate efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women.
Latest news
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the EU is stepping up support for Indigenous Peoples, announcing a new €7 million package to advance their rights and strengthen their participation in decisions affecting their lives.
The European Union and India today reaffirmed their commitment to working together in third countries, launching a new phase of development cooperation.
The United Nations, European Commission, and World Bank Group will make gender equality and ending violence against women and girls a priority of their cooperation to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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