Thread by @WHO

LIVE: Media briefing on the prevalence of violence against women with @DrTedros. #EndViolence pscp.tv/w/cxY4bDI2MTAy…

"WHO is launching a new report that represents the largest study ever conducted on the prevalence of violence against women"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

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"I would like to thank @UN_Women for their partnership through our joint programme to improve data globally on violence against women, and I would also like to thank the 🇬🇧 for the funding it provides for this work"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1369308575043096578?s=20

"The report includes data from 158 countries on intimate partner violence and sexual violence by a non-partner, for women and girls aged 15 years and older. The results paint a horrifying picture"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1369307884803272706

"An estimated 736 million women – almost 1 in 3 women globally – have suffered intimate partner violence, sexual violence from a non-partner, or both, at least once in their lives"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

"Almost 1 in 4 adolescent girls in a partnership have experienced physical and-or sexual violence from a partner or husband before their 19th birthday"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

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"Globally, women in low- and lower-middle income countries suffer disproportionately from violence, especially in Oceania, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia"-@DrTedros #EndViolence bit.ly/2PJgeB7

"Violence against women is not just criminal, it has long-lasting implications for the physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health of women"-@DrTedros #EndViolence bit.ly/2PJgeB7

"Injuries, depression, anxiety, unplanned pregnancies and sexually-transmitted infections - including HIV - are just some of the health issues that survivors of violence must live with"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

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"The harm done to individual women is bad enough. But the impacts go further, tearing the very fabric of families, communities, economies and nations. We all lose"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1369309695845031939?s=20

"This is an old problem, but we can change it. We know what works. We can prevent violence with legal tools, by:
-reforming discriminatory laws
-strengthening women’s economic rights & wages"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

"We can prevent violence with educational tools, through school programmes that challenge gender stereotypes, promote healthy relationships and provide comprehensive sexuality education"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

"We can prevent violence with social tools, by challenging social norms that support harmful views of masculinity and condone violence against women;

And we can use clinical tools to provide quality care and support for women affected by violence"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

"But the most powerful tool we have is ourselves. All of us can make a difference, women and men.

We can all speak up to say that violence against women is never acceptable.

We can all teach our kids that violence against women is never acceptable"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

"And we can all treat the women in our lives with the respect and dignity they deserve – and that all people deserve"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1369310712582012939?s=20