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.
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.
Latest News about the UN Trust Fund to End VAW
- UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Issues Annual Call for Proposals (News, 02.05.08) • eng
- UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman, Leading UN Officials Call for Millions to Raise Their Voices against Violence against Women (News Release, 22.04.08) • eng
- UNIFEM Currents – March 2008 (News, 31.03.08) • eng
- Icelandic National Committee for UNIFEM Donates US$1.1 Million to UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (News, 17.03.08) • eng
- Austrian National Committee for UNIFEM Donates 10,000 Euro to UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (News, 06.03.08) • eng
- More than 125,000 Chinese Add Names to Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 06.03.08) • eng
- Senegalese President, Cabinet Ministers Sign UNIFEM's Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 04.03.08) • eng
- UNIFEM and Avon Announce Partnership to End Violence against Women and Advance Women's Empowerment: Company Contribution Benefits UN Trust Fund (News Release, 04.03.08) • eng
