Global Database on Violence against Women
United Arab Emirates
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :11 (1)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :68 (2)
United Arab Emirates Search Data
1 - 10 of 15 Results16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2020
United Arab Emirates | 2020
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Workshop: Protecting the Rights of Women and Children
United Arab Emirates | 2016
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
United Arab Emirates | 2012
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Article 26 of the Constitution
United Arab Emirates | 2009
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 34 of the Constitution
United Arab Emirates | 2009
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Workshops to Address Human Trafficking Implemented by the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking
United Arab Emirates | 2007
Type of Measure : Education > Non-formal education
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Violence Prevention Workshops Organized by the Social Support Centers
United Arab Emirates | 2007
Type of Measure : Education > Non-formal education
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Committee for the Suppression of Human Trafficking
| 2007
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Federal Act to Combat Human Trafficking
| 2006
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Federal Act on the Suppression of Human Trafficking
United Arab Emirates | 2006
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
(1) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(2) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
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