16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world. The international campaign originated from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute coordinated by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991.

This year, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women invites you to “Orange YOUR Neighbourhood.” Take the UNiTE campaign to local streets, shops and businesses, and organise “Orange Events” in your own neighbourhoods between 25 November and 10 December 2014.

 UN agencies, civil society organisations and individuals are invited to mark 25 November and the 16 Days under the umbrella of the UNiTE campaign, and to organise creative and visually striking “Orange Events” in their neighbourhoods, communities, places of worship, local shops, post offices, libraries, and cinemas, and to decorate towns and cities with orange flags, balloons, lights, flowers and signs which demonstrate that these activities are in support of the UN Secretary-General’s campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women. UN agencies are also invited to turn offices, compounds and UN buildings orange.

Won’t YOU join us? Share your photos, messages and videos showing how you orange your neighbourhood at facebook.com/SayNO.UNiTE and twitter.com/SayNO_UNiTE. For more information about “Orange YOUR Neighbourhood,” see flyer and download toolkit. -

Read more information about UN Women End violence against women and girls campaign.