RESPECT women: Preventing violence against women, second edition

Violence against women is a major public health problem rooted in gender inequality and is a gross violation of women’s human rights, affecting the lives and health of millions of women and girls. Aiming to accelerate progress towards achieving the SDG 5.2 target – eliminating violence against women and girls, the second edition of RESPECT women: Preventing violence against women is published with updated evidence, including from humanitarian settings. This framework, endorsed by multiple UN, bilateral and multilateral agencies, aims to support policy-makers with the latest evidence-based interventions across seven strategies reflected in each letter of RESPECT as below. 

Strategy summaries:

R – elationship skills strengthened
E – mpowerment of women
S – ervices ensured
P – overty reduced
E – nvironments made safe
C – hild and adolescent abuse prevented
T – ransformed attitudes, beliefs, and norms