The 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. From that day, the United Nations promote 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, which conclude with the International Human Rights Day, reinforcing that eliminating all forms of violence against women is a human rights issue and the act of perpetrating violence against women is a human rights violation.
United Nations' "end violence against women" campaign invites everybody to orange the world, using the colour designated by the UNiTE campaign to symbolise a brighter future without violence. Last year, the first Orange Week took place in Luxembourg. Building on last year's experience, the University of Luxembourg is organising an awareness week under the auspices of the Ministry of Equal Opportunities, the National Council of Women of Luxembourg (Conseil National des Femmes du Luxembourg, CNFL) and Zonta International. The activities of this year's Orange Week will commence on Monday 19 November and conclude with the forum in the afternoon of Friday 23 November.