Hence , the Alliance urges the Commission on the Status of Women to seek the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence with the addition of a new mechanism that should provide greater power and , hence , a more rapid achievement of the shared goal . To this end , National Alliance of Women 's Organizations expresses its support for the proposal for a United Nations convention on violence against women made by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women , its causes and consequences , Rashida Manjoo , and supported by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) .