Fight against violence against women
Marietou Bidanessy and Mounir Haddi.
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By: Diara Ndiaye Follow
1 min
Once again this year, UN Women is launching 16 Days of Activism to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls around the world.
This international campaign begins on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until December 10, Human Rights Day.
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According to the latest estimates, nearly one in three women aged 15 and over has experienced physical or sexual violence at least once in her life.
And this data concerns women all over the world.
The objective is therefore to call for global action to raise awareness and galvanize advocacy around the challenges of this global scourge.
Mission accepted by So we say what, which gives a voice to civil society, to organizations for the defense of women's rights, but also and above all to victims….
Guest:
Marietou Bidanessy,
young Malian 30 years old.
She is a life coach and got married at 15 ... A difficult adventure that she will tell us about.
Guest phone:
Oulimata Sarr,
Regional Director - UN Women West and Central Africa.
Initiative of the week:
Mounir Haddi,
president and co-founder of Social sport and performance.
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