In 2025, UN Women strengthened survivor-centred responses through expanded access to integrated, multisectoral services, scaling implementation of the Essential Services Package and supporting national systems to improve coordination across health, justice, policing and social sectors.
These efforts reached over 14 million women and girls, including 7.4 million in crisis contexts, and expanded support across 59 countries, strengthening the availability and quality of coordinated services. Innovative delivery models—including one-stop centres, specialized services and digital solutions—enhanced accessibility, particularly in humanitarian and complex settings.
Examples of country level results include:
- a 51.5% increase in survivors accessing services in Kazakhstan, driven by improved referral pathways and service availability, and
- 10,534 women accessing GBV services in Côte d’Ivoire, illustrating expanded reach in crisis and development contexts.
New global tools further strengthened service delivery, including guidance on survivor-centred counselling and ethical survivor engagement frameworks, supporting improved quality, accountability and inclusiveness of services. Capacity-building initiatives for institutions and frontline providers enhanced consistency and effectiveness of responses across sectors. Investigation protocols were developed in Latin America and the Carribean for gender‑based violence, in collaboration with the gender‑specialized network of public prosecutors, strengthening institutional capacity and coordination within justice systems.
Complementary programming also reinforced safer environments and integrated service delivery, including Safe Cities initiatives implemented in 40+ countries, with new programmes launched in Guatemala, Panama, Zanzibar and India, and engagement of 150+ leaders from 21 countries to advance coordinated action.
Overall, these efforts improved access to justice, protection and support for survivors, strengthened system-wide coordination, and reinforced survivor-centred approaches at scale across diverse contexts.
In 2025, UN Women strengthened survivor-centred responses through expanded access to integrated, multisectoral services, scaling implementation of the Essential Services Package and supporting national systems to improve coordination across health, justice, policing and social sectors.
These efforts reached over 14 million women and girls, including 7.4 million in crisis contexts, and expanded support across 59 countries, strengthening the availability and quality of coordinated services. Innovative delivery models—including one-stop centres, specialized services and digital solutions—enhanced accessibility, particularly in humanitarian and complex settings.
Examples of country level results include:
- a 51.5% increase in survivors accessing services in Kazakhstan, driven by improved referral pathways and service availability, and
- 10,534 women accessing GBV services in Côte d’Ivoire, illustrating expanded reach in crisis and development contexts.