The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include explicit targets for ending violence against women, violence against children, trafficking and harmful practices – along with a host of related targets promoting peace, human rights, equality and improving health and wellbeing access. Reducing violence against women and girls is a stand-alone target under SDG Goal 5, and it will contribute to achieving the other gender equality targets also under SDG 5. Reducing GBV will also contribute to the achievement of many of the other goals including those on peace, justice and strong institutions, education, health, water and sanitation, decent work, sustainable cities and poverty. Without the elimination of Gender-based Violence full human potential and sustainable development cannot be achieved. On the other hand, without the removal of the structural challenges that perpetuate gender inequalities, GBV cannot be sustainably addressed and prevented.
For more information on linkages between GBV and the SDGs please see the below resources.
