Issues: Gender-Based Violence
Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) is any act of violence directed at individuals or groups of individuals based on their gender. GBV includes any act of violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to a person, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivations of liberty. Gender-based violence undermines not only human rights, but also threatens public health, economic stability, and security. In 2012 the United States released the Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally, advancing U.S. efforts to raise the status of women and girls around the world.
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Singer Fergie speaks at the launch of the Gender-Based Violence Emergency Response and Protection Initiative, March 2014.
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Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict: Turning Commitment into Action
Time and again, we hear horrific accounts of violence perpetrated against women in conflicts around the world. But this violence is not inevitable. The United States is committed to addressing this important issue diplomatically and financially — and it is not alone.