"Every woman deserves to live without fear" was said at the closing conference "Generation Equality – United against Gender-Based Violence." It was also emphasized that one in three women globally experiences physical or sexual violence throughout their lifetime.

This closing conference was organized as part of a string of activities for International Women's Day. The Deputy Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Paul O'Connor, stated that gender inequality "threatens the lives and well-being of women," as reported by KosovaPress.

"Gender inequality threatens the lives and well-being of women and prevents them from having access to essential opportunities. One in three women globally experiences physical or sexual violence during their lifetime. Violence starts at an early age, and globally, one in five children is married. Violence is worst among those who are hardest to reach; women with disabilities are four times more likely to experience violence than other women. Increase in conflict means that 70% of women in conflict experience gender-based violence. 85% of women experience online violence. These statistics show how much work we have to do," O’Connor declared.

The Director of "The Foundation House," Abetare Gojani, spoke about the project addressing the impacts of gender-based violence in Kosovo. She emphasized that they have worked with young people from various municipalities, addressing the reality of gender-based violence. The fight for equality, dignity, and justice is not over.

 "Every woman deserves to live without fear, every girl deserves to grow up knowing that her voice matters. And every violence survivor deserves to be believed, supported, and empowered. In recent months, through the project ‘Addressing the impacts of Gender-Based Violence in Kosovo and empowering survivors to overcome the stigma of speaking out,’ we have worked intensively to break the silence of victims who experience gender-based violence," she stated, according to KosovaPress.

The head of the UN Women Office in Kosovo, Vlora Tuzi Nushi, said that the number of cases of gender-based violence remains high.

"Unfortunately, the highest number is still among young people, in cases of domestic violence, and this is very concerning. Therefore, I am happy that we are together here today to proceed the work that we are doing to fight violence. With the support of the British Embassy, we have helped in the development of six administrative measures arising from the new law against domestic violence, which is in harmony with the Istanbul Convention," she said.

According to data from the Kosovo Police, provided by KosovaPress, over 2,300 cases of violence against women were reported last year.