Board of Directors today, Wednesday Approval of an institutional declaration on the occasion of the International Day To eliminate violence against women, which is celebrated on November 25 of each year.
In the text, the Andalusian government expressed its rejection … The ultimate threat to gender violence, a scourge that continues to strike the model of coexistence and takes on new forms in the digital sphere. Thus, the Andalusian Military Council He warns of the escalation of cyber violence Among youth and adolescents it highlights the importance of education as an essential tool for promoting equality and respect.
The Andalusian government insists that combating violence against women requires the participation of the entire society, and reaffirms its commitment to mobilizing all means at its disposal to eliminate violence against women and turn this reality into a “bad memory of the past.”
In this sense, Treasury Secretary and Government Spokesperson, Carolina Spain, recalled the latest victim Minister of Social Inclusion, Youth, Family and Equality, Lollis Lopez, He evaluated the policies, equality and combating gender violence that were addressed in the 2025 budget 50 million euros, Almost 10% more compared to 2024 and 16% more than in 2018. The budget for the Andalusian telephone service for women has also increased by 900,200,999 in the last seven years, which has expanded in 2025 to 72 and twenty more languages of interest.
Co-financing the Municipal Women’s Information Centers (CMIM), which provide information and assistance to victims of gender-based violence Psychological and legal consultationsan increase of 20% since 2018. This network currently includes 180 centers, an increase of 6%. Shelter Resources for Victims of Sexual Violence, which has three levels of care: emergency centres, shelters and supervised apartments, also has a larger budget, more staff and new resources: transportation and accompaniment, as well as a service covering basic physical, emotional and social needs.
Number of financial assistance directed to women who suffer from violence, do not have sufficient resources, and face difficulties in employment It has doubled in the past seven years. While the annual subsidies of 5,000 euros per year for minors orphaned by sexual violence that were first approved in November 2023 now total 37. Likewise, aid provided for the care of women at risk of social exclusion and particularly vulnerable to gender violence through non-profit entities increased by 54%, rising from 1.3 million to 2 million euros.
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The Council’s text indicates that Andalusia lives “with… Absolute rejection and remorse.” Violence against women is the worst scourge of our time, which continues to attack the heart of our system of coexistence despite legal progress and increased social awareness.
The attacks change their form, but they do not lose their essence: a violation of human rights that prevents true equality between women and men.
The Andalusian institutional campaign “Don’t deny, don’t normalize, don’t apologize” shows that violence against women is not generational and seeks new forms of expression. One of its most disturbing manifestations is Where it is presented at increasingly younger ages is cyber violence; It stalks women, young men, and teenagers, and does so in trusted, supposedly safe environments.
Education is an essential tool in the strategy to combat all types of gender-based violence. We cannot lose the perspective that it is in childhood and adolescence that the principles, values and attitudes that characterize people’s personalities are formed; Where the keys and conditions are provided for learning to be an adult and for understanding, as a general rule of life, that equality, freedom and respect for others are inalienable in a civilized society. If the idea that education is a catalyst for social change and an end to inequality and violence is ignored, then everything we do together will be in vain.
Preventing gender violence among adolescents and young people by raising awareness is a priority for the Andalusian government. The #RedFlagChallenge challenges young people between the ages of 14 and 20 to think about and spot the first warning signs of this reality using their language, symbols and social networks, the main means by which they communicate and communicate.
Men, including adolescents and young men, are part of strategies to combat gender-based violence. Without your participation it will never be possible to finish the matter. It will not be possible to do this if we deny the problem, if we close our eyes to this very serious threat against the foundations of our coexistence.
The facts are sadly stark: pending the outcome of the investigation into a possible case, Andalusia has lost eleven this year Women due to sexual violence He left three minors orphans. Catalina, Doreen, Rocio, Pilar, Zunelda Raquel, Josefa, Rosalía, Mercedes, Catherine, Eva and Zahra, the victims, this year they give name to the pain of all Andalusians and to our cry for an end to violence against women.
“The memory of all the victims and their families shines day after day on the work of those in Andalusia who are dedicated to achieving a more just, more equal and happier society, three impossible goals as long as the reasons why it is possible for a man to kill or attack a woman simply because she is, or because he believes she is his, or because he considers her inferior persist. Unity calls on all of us to combat gender violence. The statement read: “Without ambiguity and without exception.”
We also remember that women today have more rights, alliances, and knowledge than ever before. By adding these tools to the unity of the entire society, violence against women will be eliminated and turned into a bad memory of the past.
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Government of Andalusia renews its commitment and sends a message of support For victims of sexual violence He expresses his firm determination to continue making every effort and means available to him until he is exiled from Andalusia.