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Britain today calls on the international community to take real action in tackling violence against women, ahead of a聽pivotal United Nations meeting which will focus on global efforts to end all forms of abuse.

皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 Development Secretary, , has highlighted the need for action in the run up to this year鈥檚 UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

皇冠体育app 聽is an annual meeting of global policy-makers, focussed on gender equality and advancement of women.

皇冠体育app 2013 meeting in New York聽-聽 - will focus on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.

In a to , the Executive Director of , Ms Greening is clear that this year鈥檚 global meeting is a key opportunity to achieve agreement to end all violence against women and girls, and the culture of impunity associated with it.

She warns that the failure of last year鈥檚 session to agree any conclusions must not be repeated and that the international community has a responsibility to send a clear signal of support to women and girls around the world.

Discrimination and violence against women remains one of the most widespread human rights abuses. According to the United Nations, one in three women or girls around the world has been beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime.

International Development Secretary Justine Greening said:

Last year saw many horrendous incidents of violence against women and girls around the world. International action is more important than ever.

With the Commission on the Status of Women and G8 this year, we have a key opportunity for the international community to work together to tackle this issue once and for all.

皇冠体育app call comes as the UK announced the start of 14 new programmes that will give hundreds of thousands of poor girls the chance to receive quality education.

Educated women are less likely to accept domestic violence and more likely to feel empowered to take charge of their own lives.

皇冠体育app new projects will give 550,000 girls who have had little or no opportunity to go to school the long-term education they need.

皇冠体育app programmes mark the first phase of the - a fund to support girls from the most deprived communities in Africa and Afghanistan.

Justine Greening added:

You cannot build strong economies, open societies and inclusive political systems without women, effectively missing out half your population.

That鈥檚 why our focus on Girls鈥� Education is so important. It鈥檚 an investment in girls but also in their communities.

In total, the Girls鈥� Education Challenge will help up to 1 million of the world鈥檚 poorest girls to improve their lives through education in 22 focus countries.

皇冠体育app UK government has prioritised girls鈥� education as one of the four pillars of its .

In September 2011, the - the largest ever global fund dedicated to girls鈥� education - calling on NGOs, charities and the private sector to find better ways of getting girls in school and ensuring they receive a quality of education to transform their future.