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Posted: Monday 30 November, 2015 at 2:17 PM

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

By: PAHO, Press Release

    Breaking the cycle of violence against women: strategies, policies and action 

     

    WHAT:         A panel of experts on violence against women will discuss what works and the way forward in efforts to reduce widespread violence against women in the Americas.
     
    WHEN:          Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.       

    WHERE:        Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) HQ, Room B 525 23rd St. NW, Washington, DC (Corner 23rd St. & Virginia Ave)
     
    WHO:            Caroline Bettinger-López, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women

    Vikki Stein, Director, Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, USAID Diana J. Arango, Sr. Gender-Based Violence and Development Specialist, World Bank Teresa Valdes, Chief of the Gender Unit, Ministry of Health, Chile Alessandra Guedes, Regional Advisor Family Violence, PAHO/WHO
     
    CONTEXT:   Violence against women affects 1 out of 3 women in the Americas and can have long-lasting impacts, including physical injury, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, sexually transmitted infections (including HIV/AIDS) and a range of negative mental health outcomes. In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 days of action that follow, PAHO/WHO and its partners will discuss why violence against women is a human rights violation and public health problem and how to move from policy to action.
     
     
    HOW:      In person or online at links below (copy link, open a new browser, and paste the link shortly before 9:30 a.m.):
     
     
     
     
     
     

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