SER/ UN TEAMS UP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF SERBIA TO PREVENT FAMILY AND PARTNER ABUSE
Published on: 16-09-2016
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Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Coordination Body for Gender Equality Zorana
Mihajlovic and UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia Irena Vojackova-Sollorano today sealed
an agreement on cooperation in the prevention of domestic and partner violence and violence
against children by launching the second phase of the project Integrated Response to Violence
against Women in Serbia. The project is being implemented jointly by UNDP, UNICEF,
UNWOMEN and UNFPA thanks to the support by the Swedish International Development
Agency (SIDA) which allocated 948,719.52 Euros to the cause.
Gender-based violence is a complex social problem, and it requires an integrated approach. Ms.
Irena Vojačkova-Sollorano, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative said
that the new project aims to change the normative framework, institutional practices and behaviors
pertaining to violence against women and girls at state, community and individual levels…(link)
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