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6 tweets for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women that help you help others

Around the world, one in three women and girls face physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives.

Natasha Piñon

on November 25, 2019

6 tweets for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women that help you help others

The United Nations called violence against women "one of the most widespread persistent, and devastating human rights violations in our world today." Credit: Omar Havana / Getty Images

Nov. 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a commemorative day founded by the United Nations to acknowledge what it calls "one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today."

This year's theme is "Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape." For the next two years, a campaign from the U.N. Secretary General will focus specifically on rape in its efforts to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls.

According to U.N. figures, one in three women and girls experience some form of physical or sexual violence in their lives. The U.N. estimates that approximately 15 million adolescent girls have experienced forced sex during their lifetimes. Based on its data from 30 countries, only 1 percent of these girls ever looked for professional help.

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"Too many of us fail to name or challenge the rape culture that surrounds us," U.N. Women said in an statement about this year's theme.

U.N. Women encourages people to get directly involved in preventing sexual violence by learning about rape culture, listening to survivors, and talking about consent.

For this year's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, here are some tweets that show you how to do exactly that.