UAE buildings go orange to support ending gender-based violence

Move coincides with annual 16-day campaign to end on Human Rights Day, December 10

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  The Burj Khalifa is lit up in orange in solidarity with the United Nations campaign to eliminate violence against women. WAM

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  Buildings and monuments in the UAE illuminated in orange in solidarity with the United Nations campaign to eliminate violence against women. WAM

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  The 16 days of Activism spanning from International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, through Human Rights Day on 10 December, are an annual campaign against gender-based violence.. WAM

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  Elsewhere, Bamyan in Afghanistan's central highlands as the Buddha sites destroyed by the Taliban glow as part of International Day to End Violence Against Women. Twitter/ @UNAMAnews

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  A Palestinian woman gets on a ride with her children at Gaza City's fishing port during activities marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. AP Photo

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  A cat seemingly relaxed while women doing their stretching exercise during a class in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Giza, south-west of Cairo. Some of the women attending the class joined because of personal experiences they made and to defend themselves against potential harassment. In December 1999 the United Nations made November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. EPA

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  Women going through their exercise during a class in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Giza, south-west of Cairo on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. EPA

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  Women going through their exercise during a class in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Giza, south-west of Cairo the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. EPA

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  Women take part in a protest against violence towards women in Rabat, Morocco. EPA

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  Women take part in a protest against violence towards women in Rabat, Morocco. EPA

Landmarks across the Emirates were lit up in orange on Monday night in solidarity with a campaign against gender-based violence.

The world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, along with the the General Women's Union and Adnoc in Abu Dhabi, were among buildings lit up for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is on November 25 every year.

The move coincided with an annual 16-day campaign that started on Monday and will end on Human Rights Day, on December 10, to promote an end to gender-based violence.

The campaign was launched by the Liaison Office of the United Nation's Women in the GCC states, in collaboration with the UAE General Women's Union.

“All women in the UAE stand in solidarity with millions of peoples around the world against gender-based violence in conflict zones,” said Noura Al Suwaidi, director general of the Women's Union.

Campaigners from around the world will come together over the next few weeks to discuss ways of ending violence against women and girls.

In the streets, in schools, offices, villages and cities, every year, people around the world raise awareness and take action during the 16-day period.