Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women, Including Crimes Identified in the Outcome Document of the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly, Entitled "Women 2000 :#gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century"

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107Advancement of women, published in 2001.

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17 topics

Crime Prevention Domestic Violence Forced Marriage Gender Discrimination Gender-Based Violence Harmful Traditional Practices Honour Killings Human Rights Education Human Rights Violations Illicit Traffic International Obligations Non-Governmental Organizations Public Information Sale of Children Treaty-Monitoring Bodies Women's Organizations Women's Rights

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Expresses deep concern at the persistence of various forms of violence and crimes against women in all parts of the world, especially all forms of commercial sexual exploitation as well as economic exploitation, including trafficking in women and children, female infanticide, crimes committed in the name of honour, crimes committed in the name of passion, racially motivated crimes, the abduction and sale of children, dowry-related violence and deaths, acid attacks and harmful traditional or customary practices, such as female genital mutilation and early and forced marriages;

Stresses that all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly,15 are obstacles to the advancement and empowerment of women, and reaffirms that violence against women both violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Also stresses the need to treat all forms of violence against women and girls of all ages as a criminal offence punishable by law, including violence based on all forms of discrimination;

Reaffirms that there is increased awareness of and commitment to preventing and combating violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session, and in this context welcomes various legal, administrative and other measures taken by Governments for their prevention and elimination, and calls for high priority to be attached to the further strengthening of such measures;

Urges Member States to strengthen awareness and preventive measures for the elimination of all forms of violence against women, whether occurring in public or private life, by encouraging and supporting public campaigns to enhance awareness about the unacceptability and the social costs of violence against women, inter alia, through educational and media campaigns in cooperation with educators, community leaders and the electronic and print media;

Expresses its appreciation of the work being done by non-governmental organizations, including women’s organizations, community-based organizations and individuals, in raising awareness about the economic, social and psychological costs of all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session, and in this regard encourages Governments to continue their support to the work of the non-governmental organizations in addressing this issue;

Calls upon States to fulfil their obligations under the relevant human rights instruments and implement the Beijing Platform for Action6 as well as the outcome document of the twenty-third special session;

Encourages States parties to include in their reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and other relevant treaty bodies, wherever possible, sex-disaggregated data and information on measures taken or initiated to eliminate all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session;

Urges relevant entities of the United Nations system, within their mandates, to assist countries, upon their request, in their efforts aimed at preventing and eliminating all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session, and in this regard expresses its appreciation of the work being done by the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Development Fund for Women and other relevant funds and programmes aimed at preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls;

Invites the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences, to further devote equal attention to all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session, in her work and her reports, within her mandate, to the Commission on Human Rights and the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on this matter to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session.

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