Accelerating Efforts to Eliminate All Forms of Violence Against Women (Delivered at the 11th session of the Human Rights Council)

This resolution by the Human Rights Council (the HRC) emphasizes the importance of accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls (VAW), its causes and consequences. The resolution focuses on three major areas: (1) States are called upon to change domestic legislation to increase protection of female victims of violence and provide increased remedies to these victims; (2) States are also called upon to provide greater support to NGOs and initiatives focused on the elimination of VAW; and (3) States and UN bodies are called upon to work together in collecting and providing information on VAW to help develop effective indicators of the same.