African Union Convention on Ending Violence against Women and Girls

The objectives of this Convention are to: a) prescribe an enabling environment for ending violence against women and girls by establishing and strengthening coordination mechanisms among government
agencies, civil society organisations, and international partners to ensure: i. a holistic and coordinated response to violence against women and girls, through the provision of integrated services for victims and survivors; and ii. systematic collection and use of gender-disaggregated data on violence against women and girls, including by age, to inform normative and policymaking measures, monitoring, and evaluation. b) provide preventive measures to end violence against women and girls by ensuring the participation of boys, girls, men, and women from families, communities, cultural, and religious institutions, in changing negative norms and harmful practices to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in all aspects of development. c) provide comprehensive support services to victims and their families, including: i. emergency services for victims and their families; and ii. counselling and therapeutic programmes for victims and perpetrators. d) enhance enforcement mechanisms relating to health, social welfare, and the justice system to effectively respond to cases of violence against women and girls.