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Campaign against women violence on Nov 25

ISLAMABAD – To end gender-based discrimination and violence, about 1,000 events aimed at raising awareness are going to be launched nationwide on the occasion of ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’, which is being observed on 25th of November.

The UN General Assembly has designated November 25th as the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenÂ’, which is observed worldwide. The day is also marked in Pakistan through various activities for public awareness.

Oxfam, a UK based organisation is all set to launch 1,000 activities across country on the occasion of ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women’, which are part of the ‘We Can End Violence Against Women’ campaign.

The South Asia regional campaign to end violence against women is a coalition of more than 400 civil society groups, organizations and individuals in six countries of South Asia. The campaign is focused on opposing all forms of violence against women and aims to unite institutions, organisations and indi
Source: The Nation
Date:11/22/2008