United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM): Working for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality

UN Trust Fund to End VAW

The UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence Against Women was established by General Assembly resolution 50/166 in 1996 and is managed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). The Trust Fund is the only multilateral grant-making mechanism that supports local, national and regional efforts to combat violence.

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Since it began operations in 1997, the Trust Fund has distributed more than US$19 million to 263 initiatives to address violence against women in 115 countries. Raising awareness of women's human rights, these efforts have:

  • linked activists and advocates from all parts of the world;
  • shown how innovative partnerships with multiple stakeholders impact laws, policies and attitudes;
  • helped break the wall of silence, moving the issue onto public agendas everywhere; and
  • strengthened the implementation of laws and plans of action on violence against women.

With grants currently ranging from US$300,000 to US$1 million, Trust Fund projects conduct public education and awareness campaigns, build coalitions, involve law-enforcement, judicial and government agencies, train educators, healthcare personnel and police officials to respond to and prevent violence. Many projects strive to alter community attitudes and involve men as allies.

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