OACPS and UN Women call for collective and resolute fight for gender equality and against the pandemic of violence against women
JOINT STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) AND H.E. DR. PHUMZILE MLAMBO-NGCUKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN WOMEN, ON THE UNiTe CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Brussels, 10 December 2020/OACPS/UN Women: Violence against women is a violation of human rights and an impediment to achieving gender equality. The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) joins UN Women in the collective and resolute fight for gender equality and against the pandemic of violence against women and the denial of their rights.
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Joint statement by Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-general of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive[.]
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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Violence against women is a violation of human rights and an impediment to achieving gender equality. The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) joins UN Women in the collective and resolute fight for gender equality and against the pandemic of violence against women and the denial of their rights.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing high levels of all forms of violence against women. As the world retreated to the refuge of their homes, for many women, this was not a safe harbour. Reports worldwide have shown an alarming increase in domestic violence, clearly making this a shadow pandemic that calls for concerted action by world leader
Georges Rebelo Chikoti, Secretary General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women emphasize the need for collective action for gender equality and against the pandemic of violence against women and the denial of their rights.