The Swedish Olympic Committee and partners dressed up in orange together with UN Women Sweden to manifest for the elimination of violence against women.
During the autumn UN Women Sweden sets up a series of HeForShe-Runs with a grand finale on Orange Day, the 25th of November, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
-We want to contribute to a better world through sports. This is why SOC collaborates with UN Women Sweden and arranged a HeForShe-Run at the Olympic Stadium, says Tobias Hauff, marketing director at Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC).
One of three women are subject to violence during their lifetime.
-It’s even more important to lift the issue with violence against women during Covid-19 pandemic. Numbers tells us that violence against have risen with 30 per cent during the pandemic with many women isolated in their homes, says Petra Engberg, CEO UN Women Sweden.
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