EDVAW Platform

Purpose of the EDVAW Platform

The Platform of Independent Expert Mechanisms on Discrimination and Violence against Women (EDVAW Platform) gathers seven United Nations and regional independent expert mechanisms dedicated to addressing discrimination and violence against women and girls, promoting accountability, and advancing women’s and girls’ rights at the international and regional levels.

The Platform aims to strengthen institutional links and thematic co-operation between the mechanisms with a view to developing harmonised strategies and undertaking joint action. By enhancing collaboration, its goal is to improve the implementation of the existing international and regional legal and policy frameworks developed to end discrimination and violence against women and to make these mechanisms more visible and accessible to all.

Key Documents

Flyer: About the EDVAW Platform

EDVAW - Action Plan 01.03.24 to 28.02.25

Background

In her 2004 report to the Human Rights Commission (E/CN.4/2004/66), which preceded the Human Rights Council, the former Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Yakin Ertürk, acknowledged that “numerous international and regional mechanisms are in place to guide efforts to eliminate violence against women”. She also added that “she intends to continue and develop the collaboration with intergovernmental bodies” including regional intergovernmental organizations and their mechanisms engaged in the promotion of human rights of women.

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