General Assembly of the United Nations

Work of the General Assembly on violence against women

Work of the General Assembly since 2000

Since 2000, the General Assembly has adopted numerous resolutions and requested the preparation of reports on various forms of violence against women. In 2006, following the launch of the Secretary-General’s in-depth study on all forms of violence against women, the General Assembly adopted resolution 61/143 on the intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women. 
Below are reports of the Secretary-General and resolutions of the General Assembly on the following topics:

Resolutions:

Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/71/170, of 19 December 2016)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/69/147, of 18 December 2014)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/67/144, of 20 December 2012)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/65/187, of 21 December 2010)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/64/137, of 18 December 2009)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/63/155, of 18 December 2008)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/62/133, of 18 December 2007)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/RES/61/143, of 19 December 2006)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/71/219, of 27 July 2016)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/69/222, of 1 August 2014)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/67/220, of 1 August 2012)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/65/208, of 2 August 2010)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/64/151, of 17 July 2009)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/63/214, of 4 August 2008)
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (A/62/201, of 3 August 2007)
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Resolutions:

Elimination of all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”
(A/RES/59/167, of 20 December 2004)
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Elimination of all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century" (A/RES/57/181, of 18 December 2002)
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Elimination of all forms of violence, including crimes against women (A/RES/55/68, of 4 December 2000)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Elimination of all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, and progress on an in-depth study (A/59/281, of 20 August 2004)
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Elimination of all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century" (A/57/171, of 2 July 2002)
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Resolutions:

Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/71/167, of 19 December 2016)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/69/149, of 18 December 2014)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/67/145, of 20 December 2012)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/65/190, of 21 December 2010)
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United Nations Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons (A/RES/64/293, of 30 July 2010)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/63/156, of 18 December 2008)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/61/144, of 19 December 2006)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/59/166, of 20 December 2004)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/RES/57/176, of 18 December 2002)
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Traffic in women and girls (A/RES/55/67, of 4 December 2000)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Trafficking in women and girls (A/71/223, of 27 July 2016)
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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Note by the Secretary-General (A/70/260, of 3 August 2015)
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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Note by the Secretary-General (A/69/269, of 6 August 2014)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/69/224, of 1 August 2014)
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