• International Day For the Elimination of Violence against Women, is a day designated by The United Nations General Assembly

• It is celebrated on every 25th November across the globe

• The issue arose with the 1960 assassination of three political activist sisters

• The date was marked by activists in 1981

• On December 17, 1999, the date received its official United Nations (UN) resolution

• It is also known as White Ribbon Day

• The day has got the utmost recognition in Australia as compared to any other Country

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The United Nations’ Website has a dedicated page for the event and the Current theme (Since 1914) is named Orange the World.

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The historical details of the day can be read from Wikipedia, whereas the present details can be precisely found on the UN Website itself.

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 The change is visible. It can be seen that we are not in the era when women were synonyms of the oppressed and the world is moving ahead. We should appreciate the change and contribute positively towards it.