Ending Violence Against Women: From Words to Action: Study of the Secretary-General

Violence against women is a form of discrimination and a violation of human rights. It causes untold misery, cutting short lives and leaving countless women living in pain and fear in every country in the world. This study calls for efforts to eradicate violence against women to become a higher priority at the local, national and international level. It identifies ways to close the gap between states' obligations under international norms, standards and policies and their inadequate and inconsistent implementation at the national level.--Publisher's "The Secretary-General's in-depth study on violence against women, mandated by General Assembly resolution 58/185, was prepared by the Division for the Advancement of Women of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat"--Page ix