The UN information centre in Bahrain will hold a forum tomorrow to discuss ways and means of ending violence against women. The occasion will coincide with the launch of ‘Unite To End Violence Against Women’ world campaign by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
The UN has invited government officials, representatives from the civil and private sectors and also media representatives to participate in the event.
“In addition to mobilising the usual partners on women empowerment, the UN is calling on the private sector and the business community, men and women alike, to join the Secretary-General’s campaign that will call for a focus on investing in women and girls,” UNIC said in a statement yesterday.
According to UN estimates at least one out of every three women in the world is likely to be beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. One in five women will become a victim of rape or attempted rape.
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