Join us for a participatory event to launch the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, 

under this year’s theme:

UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Ensure justice, protect survivors, end impunity

📆 Wednesday 25 November | ⌚ 12:30 – 13:15 | 📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva, Hall XIV (Behind Assembly Hall)

The global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign running from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day).

Violence against women and girls affects one in three women. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations worldwide, yet for many survivors, justice remains out of reach. 

The 2026 campaign calls for justice that works for all women and girls – whether at home, at work, in public life, or across digital spaces. Building on the 2025 focus on digital violence, this year’s campaign recognizes that violence online and offline happens on a continuum, with the two often overlapping and reinforcing each other. They require commitment and action on prevention, protection, accountability, and redress.