Over two decades after historic Beijing Confab: violence against women & girls still not only common but accepted – UNICEF

PRESS RELEASE 25 years of uneven progress: Despite gains in education, world still a violent, highly discriminatory place for girls– UNICEF Two and a half decades after the historic Beijing women’s conference, violence against women and girls still not only common, but accepted NEW YORK, 4 March 2020 –More girls are going to school and staying in school than ever before, but remarkable gains in education have made little headway in helping shape a more equal, less violent environment for girls, UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women warned today in a new report. The report, released ahead of the 64thsession…