Strategies and actions for ending violence against women and reducing HIV and AIDS infection
Violence against women: forms, consequences and costs
What are the costs and consequences of violence against women?
Authors:
; UN DAW
Publisher:
United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2006
Violence against women is complex and diverse in its manifestations, with far-reaching and long-lasting consequences and costs. Its elimination requires a comprehensive, systematic and determined response.
This two-page summary of the Secretary-General’s in-depth study on violence against women outlines the numerous forms, consequences and costs of violence against women.
Spanish and French versions of the summary are also available.
