One in three women will be a victim of violence – being raped, beaten or abused in her lifetime. In some parts of the world a girl is more likely to be raped than learn how to read. It's time to put a stop to this worldwide injustice.
This March, the UN's Commission on the Status of Women will meet to discuss violence against women and girls. Britain's Secretary of State for International Development,Justine Greening, is calling for action:
"This year, the international community has a vital opportunity to tackle this issue once and for all. We owe it to girls and women everywhere to send a clear signal that the world stands with them."
Lynne Featherstone - the UK's champion for tackling worldwide violence against women - believes 2013 is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a real difference:
"We must do everything in our power to defend the hard-gained progress on women's rights. We must ensure that the international community agrees a set of global standards to help protect women and girls everywhere from violence."
Help us to end violence against women and girls. Tell global leaders it's time to take action. Take the pledge, share it with your friends and let the world know that one in three is one too many.
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Update #1
Posted by Df Id (Cause Leader) on February 21Amazing news - we reached our goal! More than 10,000 of you have backed our pledge to help stop violence against women. Thank you for all your support!
Every voice counts. So let's keep up the momentum. Let's show the UN we're all behind this. Let's double our target! Please keep sharing with your friends and spread the word to help us get 20,000 pledges: http://bit.ly/StopVAW Together we can get the UN to take action.
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