UN releases Spotlight Initiative report aimed at ending gender-based violence
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The impact report of the Spotlight Initiative, the world's largest targeted effort to end all forms of violence against women and girls, was released Friday at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through this joint UN and European Union (EU) program working to stamp out what is arguably one of the most prevalent human rights violations.