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10 identified countries selected for the UN Pilot Project on Violence Against
Women are Burkina Faso and Rwanda, Jamaica, Paraguay and Chile, Fiji,
Philippines, Jordan and Yemen and, Kyrgyzstan.
July 23, 2008
Fiji has been chosen along with nine other countries for a United Nations pilot project on Violence against Women.
Participants from government, civil society, including faith based organisation, the UN and AusAID began a three-day workshop this week to deliberate on a report on Fiji with regard to this issue and the way forward.
By 2010, the UN intends to have established joint programming on violence against women through pilot programs in 10 countries.
Pacnews reports a task force has been set up following the UN Secretary-Generals in-depth study on Violence against Women mandated by the UN General Assembly resolution.
The task force will provide enhanced support to national level efforts under a multi-stakeholder joint programming framework that will involve governments, civil societies, UN agencies, and donors.
The 10 identified pilot countries are Burkina Faso and Rwanda, Jamaica,
Paraguay and Chile, Fiji, Philippines, Jordan and Yemen and, Kyrgyzstan.
"In the case of Fiji, the fact that Fiji has a National Plan of Action on
Women; a very strong civil society and womens activists movement; UN agencies
based here that are committed to working together; and a high incidence of
violence against women has contributed to its selection," UN Taskforce
co-ordinator, Upala Devi, from UNFPA New York, said.
The aim of the workshop is to formulate a strategy for Fiji to address violence
against women by identifying entry points, as well as linkages, with existing
interventions on violence against women.