Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women

The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women was proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993.

The 1993 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women became the first international instrument explicitly addressing violence against women, providing a framework for national and international action. It defines violence against women as any 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 life.