MORE THAN A THIRD OF ALL WOMEN AFFECTED BY PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE – UN REPORT

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MORE THAN A THIRD OF ALL WOMEN AFFECTED BY PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE
– UN REPORTNew York, Jun 20 2013 5:00PMMore than a third of women
worldwide are affected by physical or sexual violence, many at the
hands of an intimate partner, according to a new United Nations report
that offers guidelines to help countries respond to this global
epidemic.

The report, <I><"http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85239/1/9789241564625_eng.pdf">Global
and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and
health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual
violence</I>, represents the first systematic study of global data on
the prevalence of violence against women – both by partners and
non-partners.

Some 35 per cent of all women will experience either intimate partner
or non-partner violence, according to the report, which was released
today by the UN World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with
the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African
Medical Research Council.

It also finds that intimate partner violence is the most common type
of violence against women, affecting 30 per cent of women worldwide,
according to a WHO
<"http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/violence_against_women_20130620/en/index.html">news
release.

"These findings send a powerful message that violence against women is
a global health problem of epidemic proportions," said WHO
Director-General Margaret Chan. "We also see that the world's health
systems can and must do more for women who experience violence."

The report details the impact of violence on the physical and mental
health of women and girls, ranging from broken bones to
pregnancy-related complications, mental problems and impaired social
functioning.

Among its key findings on partner violence was that globally, 38 per
cent of all women who were murdered were killed by their intimate
partners. Also, women who have experienced partner violence are almost
twice as likely to experience depression or abuse alcohol.

"This new data shows that violence against women is extremely common.
We urgently need to invest in prevention to address the underlying
causes of this global women's health problem." said Professor
Charlotte Watts, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine.

Fear of stigma prevents many women from reporting non-partner sexual
violence, the survey finds. Other barriers to data collection include
the fact that fewer countries collect this data than information about
intimate partner violence, and that many surveys of this type of
violence employ less sophisticated measurement approaches than those
used in monitoring intimate partner violence.

"The review brings to light the lack of data on sexual violence by
perpetrators other than partners, including in conflict-affected
settings," said Naeemah Abrahams from the South African Medical
Research Council. "We need more countries to measure sexual violence
and to use the best survey instruments available."

The study highlights the need for all sectors to work together to
eliminate tolerance for violence against women and to better support
women who experience it. New WHO guidelines, launched with the report,
aim to help countries improve their health sector's capacity to
respond to the problem.

"The report findings show that violence greatly increases women's
vulnerability to a range of short- and long-term health problems; it
highlights the need for the health sector to take violence against
women more seriously," said Claudia Garcia-Moreno of WHO. "In many
cases this is because health workers simply do not know how to
respond."

The guidelines stress the importance of training all levels of health
workers to recognize when women may be at risk of partner violence and
to know how to provide an appropriate response.

They also point out that some health-care settings, such as antenatal
services and HIV testing, may provide opportunities to support
survivors of violence, provided certain minimum requirements are met.

WHO will begin to work with countries in South-east Asia to implement
the new recommendations at the end of June.Jun 20 2013 5:00PM
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