In-Depth Study on All Forms of Violence against Women: Report of the Secretary General, A/61/122/Add.1

The study aims to highlight that violence against women persists in the world as a pervasive violation against human rights and major impediment to gender equality. It reinforces the States' obligation to protect women from violence, hold perpetrators accountable and provide justice an remedies to victims. The study includes a statistical overview of all forms of violence against women, its root causes and contributing factors, its medium-term and long-term consequences, its health, social and economic costs, and identification of best practice examples in areas including legislation, policies, programmes and effective remedies, and their efficiency in combating and eliminating violence against women. The study sets out the broad context of violence against women and summarizes the knowledge base with regard to its extent and prevalence. It exposes the gaps and challenges in the availability of data, including methodologies for assessing the prevalence of such violence. It synthesizes causes and consequences, including costs. It discusses States’ responsibility for preventing and addressing violence against women, and identifies promising practices and effective strategies for addressing it.