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The United Nations defines violence against women as âany act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private lifeâ (General Assembly Resolution 48 ...
Given the disproportionate numbers of women and girls that experience violence, the focus of this site is on women and girls, and therefore the term violence against women will be used throughout this site. In conflict/post-conflict and emergency settings, the term sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is commonly used.