In an immediate response to the Secretary-General's world wide campaign to end violence against women, United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Manama lead the UN Communication Group (UNCG) and all UN agencies in the launch of a campaign to end violence against women in Bahrain.
The launch took place on 26 February and participants included the Resident Coordinator for Bahrain, the Director of UNIC Manama, the Secretary-General of Bahrain Supreme Council of Women, the President of The Shelter For Women Victims of Violence in Bahrain, the Deputy Chairperson of Bahrain's Jurists League, the Head of Women's National Union, the Head of Bahrain’s business women’s Association, representatives of an array of non-governmental organizations and UN agencies and media professionals.