Programmatic approaches
DATA
SOURCES
Data insights are based on population-based household surveys representative at the national and/or sub-national levels.
1. WHO, Global, Regional and National Estimates for Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Global and Regional Estimates for Non-partner Sexual Violence against Women, 2021.
2. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE-led Survey on Violence against Women, 2019-2020.
3. UNFPA, Preventing son preference and undervaluing of girls in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2020.
4. Human Rights Watch, “I Sleep in my Own Deathbed”: Violence against Women and Girls in Bangladesh: Barriers to Legal Recourse and Support, 2020.
Mauritius
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8
in 100,000 women and girls lost
their lives to femicide in 2021
Femicide is the gender-related killing of women and girls. Most femicides involve ongoing abuse or sexual violence, and are committed by current or ex-partners. In some cases, the perpetrators may be other family members.
How it’s measured: Number of women and girls killed by intimate partners or family members, per 100,000 female population. (This is a proxy for femicide, as internationally comparable data covering the full definition – including gender-related killings that take place outside the family sphere – are not as readily available.)
Source: Covid-19. (2020)
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Global Programmes
Global programmes enable UNFPA and other United Nations entities to pool their expertise and resources to achieve maximum impact in the fight against gender-based violence and harmful practices.
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United Nations Joint Global Programme on
MORE INFO ABOUT THE PROGRAMME Essential services for women and girls subject to violence
An initiative of UNFPA, UN Women, WHO, UNDP and UNODC, aiming to bridge the gap between international commitments to end and respond to gender-based violence and actual implementation at the country level. Promotes the Essential Services Package – a guidance tool for identifying and coordinating services for all survivors of gender-based violence, including through the health, social services, police and justice sectors.
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United Nations Joint Global Programme on
MORE INFO ABOUT THE PROGRAMME Eliminate female genital mutilation
The largest global programme to accelerate the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM). Works in 17 high-prevalence countries to support protection and care services for women and girls, engage communities to accelerate abandonment of FGM, strengthen legal and policy frameworks, and ensure national ownership of the endeavour to end FGM.
Partner engagement
Partnership is central to the movement to end gender-based violence and harmful practices. In Mauritius, UNFPA works together with stakeholders from every sphere of society, at the local, national, regional and global levels, including movements for human rights and social justice.
Level of UNFPA
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