The UN Secretary-General's Database on Violence against Women

Saturday, January 1, 2011
Author: 
Secretary General

To view the database, visit the website.

BACKGROUND
In December 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a comprehensive resolution calling for an intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and requesting the Secretary-General to establish a coordinated database on the extent, nature and consequences of all forms of violence against women, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programmes for, including best practices in, combating such violence.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION
The primary source of information for the database is the responses received from Member States to the questionnaire on violence against women, of September 2008, and subsequent updates. Other sources of information include:

  • States parties' reports to human rights treaty bodies
  • Information provided by Member States in follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women (1995); for reports of the Secretary-General; and in statements made at the United Nations
  • Information available through relevant United Nations entities
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SG VAW Database Questionnaire

vaw_sgdatabasequestionnaire_2009_0.doc