Unifem

Violence against women is often ignored and rarely punished. Women and girls suffer disproportionately from violence - both in peace and in war, at the hands of the state, the community and the family.

UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women campaign is a global advocacy and awareness-raising effort on ending violence against women, designed to support UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s multi-year UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign. The UNIFEM initiative aims to demonstrate that there is a global movement of people who demand that ending violence against women be a top priority for governments everywhere.

The first, year-long phase of the campaign concluded on 25 November 2008, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, when signatures collected worlwide were presented to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a high-level event.
For more information on this aspect of Unfem's work visit this link in their website