The United Nations designatedInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Womenis celebrated worldwide onNovember 25.
The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden
2021 Theme“Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!”. The day was officially designated by UNGA on December 17, 1999
