8. Reaffirms that States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women and girls, provide protection to the victims and investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of violence against women and girls, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, and calls upon Governments to eliminate violence against women and girls and to elaborate and implement strategies in this regard;
8. 重申各国有尽责行事的义务，防止暴力侵害妇女和女孩行为，向受害人提供保护，并调查、起诉和惩罚暴力侵害妇女和女孩的行为人，重申不作出这样的努力即是妨碍、损害或剥夺她们对人权和基本自由的享受，并吁请各国政府消除对妇女和女孩的暴力行为，拟订和执行这方面的战略；