In 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution entitled "Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women" (A/RES/61/143). This mandate of the General Assembly strengthens the ongoing efforts at regional and national levels for defining and calculating indicators on violence against women, which contribute to build a knowledge base on violence against women. One of the five key outcomes of the United Nations Secretary-General's Campaign, "UNiTE to End Violence against Women", is the establishment in all countries by 2015 of systems for data collection and analysis (see the Framework for Action adopted by the Campaign). A recommended set of questions used to collect data on the interim indicators can prevent countries from diverging in their application of surveys on violence against women and facilitate international comparability of results.
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