International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: 25 November
- The United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is celebrated worldwide on November 25.
- Purpose: to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to various forms of violence and true nature of the issue is often hidden.
- 2020 Theme “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!”.
- The day was officially designated by UNGA on December 17, 1999