United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence Against Women

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Reviews UN engagement in activities to address violence against women (VAW), and U.S. involvement. Provides UN definition of VAW, and provides overview of recent UN efforts to address the issue, hi...

Reviews UN engagement in activities to address violence against women (VAW), and U.S. involvement. Provides UN definition of VAW, and provides overview of recent UN efforts to address the issue, highlighting key UN interagency efforts. Discusses selected UN conferences, agreements, resolutions, commissions, departments, and agencies that address international VAW challenges.

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