Camilla Condemns ‘Global Pandemic’ of Violence against Women

THE GUARDIAN: The Queen Consort said two of the most powerful ways in which to make a difference were ‘to remember and to listen’

Camilla addressed 300 guests at the Buckingham Palace reception marking the annual United Nations 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Photograph: Reuters
The Queen Consort has condemned “a global pandemic of violence against women” at a Buckingham Palace reception attended by 300 guests.

Marking the annual United Nations 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, Camilla hosted survivors and their families as well as Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska; Queen Rania of Jordan, the home secretary Suella Braverman; Carrie Johnson; former Spice Girl Mel B and the health secretary Steve Barclay.

In a speech she said over that period of 16 days more than 2,000 women will be killed worldwide by a partner or family member, while in England and Wales alone, police will record the rapes of more than 3,000 women. » | Caroline Davies | Tuesday, November 29, 2022