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Addressing gender-based violence is a key driver to sustainable development

  Addressing gender-based violence is a key driver to sustainable development
  Addressing gender-based violence is a key driver to sustainable development

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UNFPA Uganda

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Addressing gender-based violence is a key driver to sustainable development

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29 September 2017

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Fifty eight (58) Percent of women and girls in Uganda think that wife beating is justified (UDHS, 2011). Yet, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 calls for the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, the end of all forms of gender-based discrimination, anthe elimination of harmful practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).UNFPA’s work to mobilize key stakeholders in violence prevention contributes to the Fund’s larger task of leading the United Nations system in furthering gender equality and women’s empowerment