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VideoNovember 25, 2015

To End Poverty, Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

1/3 of women worldwide have or will experience intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. This is not only a grave social issue, but one with economic consequences that contribute to ongoing poverty. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Sr. Director at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, explains the role that social norms play in perpetuating violence against women and how the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ is working to eliminate this social ill.

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