Work of the General Assembly on violence against women

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:

• Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women
• All forms of violence against women
• Trafficking in women and girls
• Violence against women migrant workers
• Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations
• Rape and other forms of sexual violence
• Crimes committed in the name of honour
• Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls
• Domestic violence
• In-depth study on all forms of violence against women

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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Trafficking in women and girls (A/67/170, of 23 July 2012)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/65/209, of 2 August 2010)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/63/215, of August 2008)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/59/185, of October 2004)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/57/170, of October 2002)
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Trafficking in women and girls (A/55/322, of October 2000)
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Other activities:

General Assembly Thematic Debate on Human Trafficking held on 3 June 2008.

Resolutions:

Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/70/130, of 8 February 2016 )
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/68/137, of 18 December 2013)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/66/128, of 19 December 2011)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/64/139, of 18 December 2009)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/62/132, of 18 December 2007)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/60/139, of 16 December 2005)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/58/143, of 22 December 2003)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/RES/56/131, of 19 December 2001)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Violence against women migrant workers (A/70/205, of 27 July 2015)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/68/178, of 23 July 2013)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/66/212, of 29 July 2011)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/64/152, of 16 July 2009)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/62/177, of 1 August 2007)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/60/137, of 21 July 2005)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/58/161, of 17 July 2003)
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Violence against women migrant workers (A/56/329, of 4 September 2001)
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Resolutions:

Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (A/RES/71/168, of 19 December 2016)
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (A/RES/69/150, of 18 December 2014)
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (A/RES/67/146, of 20 December 2012)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (A/RES/71/209, of 26 July 2016)
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (A/RES/69/211, of 30 July 2014)
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Resolutions:

Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations (A/RES/62/134, of 18 December 2007)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations (A/63/216 of 4 August 2008)
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Resolutions:

Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour (A/RES/59/165, of 20 December 2004)
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women committed in the name of honour (A/RES/57/179, of 18 December 2002)
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women committed in the name of honour (A/RES/55/66, of 4 December 2000)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Working towards the elimination of crimes against women committed in the name of honour (A/57/169, of 2 July 2002)
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Resolutions:

Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (A/RES/56/128, of 19 December 2001)
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (A/RES/54/133, of 17 December 1999)
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (A/RES/53/117, of 9 December 1998)
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (A/RES/52/99, of 12 December 1997)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (A/58/169, of 18 July 2003)
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (A/56/316, of 22 August 2001)
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (A/53/354, of 10 September 1998)
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Resolutions:

Elimination of domestic violence against women (A/RES/58/147, of 22 December 2003)
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Resolutions:

In-depth study on all forms of violence against women (A/RES/60/136, of 16 December 2005)
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In-depth study on all forms of violence against women (A/RES/58/185, of 22 December 2003)
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Reports of the Secretary-General:

In-depth study on all forms of violence against women (A/61/122/Add.1/Corr.1)
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In-depth study on all forms of violence against women (A/61/122/Add.1)
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Note transmitting the in-depth study on all forms of violence against women (A/61/122, of 25 July 2006)
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In-depth study of all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (A/60/211, of 10 August 2005)
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In 1993, the General Assembly adopted the landmark Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (A/RES/48/104, of 19 December 1993).
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In 1999, the General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. (A/RES/54/134, of 17 December 1999)
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