UN / INTERNATIONAL DAY TO ELIMINATE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (25 NOVEMBER)
22-Nov-2006
UNIFEM Executive Director says The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women could disburse $3.5 million this year — almost twice the amount from last year. UNTV / UNMIS / IRIN
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STORY: UN / INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ELIMINATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
TRT: 1.53
SOURCE: UNTV / UNMIS / IRIN
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 NOVEMBER 2006, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
TRT: 1.53
SOURCE: UNTV / UNMIS / IRIN
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 NOVEMBER 2006, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
2. Wide shot, press conference
3. Med shot, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women:
"Firstly there are more states today then at any other time that have adopted legal frameworks to address domestic violence -89 states have done that- and this is an increase, a major increase compared to 2003 where we tracked at that time 45 members states."
5. Cutaway, reporters
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women:
"The second good news is that there has been an increase in funding, specially to the UN Trust Fund to end violence against women, that we manage and this year more than at any other time. This funding has increased to almost four million and this is four times the level of 2004 and twice the level of 2005. So thatsd almost 100 percent increase."
7. Wide shot, press conference
FILE: UNMIS - 16 NOVEMBER 2006 , DARFUR
8. Various shots, woman and her injured child
FILE: IRIN - AUGUST 2006, BUNIA, ITURI, DR CONGO
9. Med shot, women's NGO with sign on entrance
10. Various shots, rape victims in meeting
2. Wide shot, press conference
3. Med shot, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women:
"Firstly there are more states today then at any other time that have adopted legal frameworks to address domestic violence -89 states have done that- and this is an increase, a major increase compared to 2003 where we tracked at that time 45 members states."
5. Cutaway, reporters
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women:
"The second good news is that there has been an increase in funding, specially to the UN Trust Fund to end violence against women, that we manage and this year more than at any other time. This funding has increased to almost four million and this is four times the level of 2004 and twice the level of 2005. So thatsd almost 100 percent increase."
7. Wide shot, press conference
FILE: UNMIS - 16 NOVEMBER 2006 , DARFUR
8. Various shots, woman and her injured child
FILE: IRIN - AUGUST 2006, BUNIA, ITURI, DR CONGO
9. Med shot, women's NGO with sign on entrance
10. Various shots, rape victims in meeting
STORYLINE
The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women will grant US$3.5 million to initiatives in developing countries that are addressing gender-based violence. This is the highest amount ever to be disbursed by the UNIFEM-managed Trust Fund - up from US$1.8 million in 2005 and close to four times more than in 2004.
UNIFEM Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer, announced today at a UN press conference that there are more states today then at any other time that have adopted legal frameworks to address domestic violence. She explained that 89 states have done this and this is a major increase compared to 2003.
Heyzer also said that the second good news is that there has been an increase in funding, specially to the UN Trust Fund to end violence against women,
Overall, 28 initiatives in 20 countries, including one regional project, will receive grants amounting to US$2.8 million to that end. A second round of grants amounting to US$0.7 million for groups focusing on the link between gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS will be announced in early 2007.
Most of the 2006 Trust Fund grantees will support the implementation of a new law or policy through a combination of training for government institutions, the judiciary and law enforcement; advocacy for increased budgetary resources; popular awareness raising; and capacity building for civil society groups to demand accountability.
Initiatives to that end will be carried out in Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Grenada, India, Liberia, Mongolia, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, Somalia, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe. In Cameroon, a Trust Fund grant will support advocacy for the adoption of the Family Code that includes provisions to protect women from gender-based violence.
Initiatives in Bulgaria, India, Liberia and Ukraine will work specifically with local or community-based justice delivery systems to build capacity to deliver on new laws and policies.
A third group of grantees will work to ensure that especially disadvantaged or marginalized groups of women equally benefit from the protections offered by new laws. In Bulgaria, the focus will be on women and girls with disabilities; in Bolivia and Ecuador as well as Guatemala, work will be carried out in indigenous Kichwa and Mayan communities; in Nicaragua, an initiative will use the Trust Fund grant to focus on communities along the Atlantic Coast where response rates to abuse cases are particularly poor.
The Trust Fund is a unique multi-lateral mechanism established by the UN General Assembly in 1996 and administered by UNIFEM. Grants are decided collectively by representatives of UN agencies and international NGOs and experts. Since its establishment, the Trust Fund has granted close to US$13 million to 226 initiatives in over 100 countries.
Contributions come from a diverse group of governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and individuals. In 2006, donors include: the Governments of Austria, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Trinidad and Tobago, USA; UNIFEM National Committees in Australia, Singapore, USA, the Berkshire Chapter of the US National Committee; World Day of Prayer USA, Zonta International; Johnson & Johnson, Macy's, TAG Heuer; and many individuals who contributed on the occasion of UNIFEM's 30th anniversary commemoration.
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UNIFEM Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer, announced today at a UN press conference that there are more states today then at any other time that have adopted legal frameworks to address domestic violence. She explained that 89 states have done this and this is a major increase compared to 2003.
Heyzer also said that the second good news is that there has been an increase in funding, specially to the UN Trust Fund to end violence against women,
Overall, 28 initiatives in 20 countries, including one regional project, will receive grants amounting to US$2.8 million to that end. A second round of grants amounting to US$0.7 million for groups focusing on the link between gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS will be announced in early 2007.
Most of the 2006 Trust Fund grantees will support the implementation of a new law or policy through a combination of training for government institutions, the judiciary and law enforcement; advocacy for increased budgetary resources; popular awareness raising; and capacity building for civil society groups to demand accountability.
Initiatives to that end will be carried out in Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Grenada, India, Liberia, Mongolia, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, Somalia, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe. In Cameroon, a Trust Fund grant will support advocacy for the adoption of the Family Code that includes provisions to protect women from gender-based violence.
Initiatives in Bulgaria, India, Liberia and Ukraine will work specifically with local or community-based justice delivery systems to build capacity to deliver on new laws and policies.
A third group of grantees will work to ensure that especially disadvantaged or marginalized groups of women equally benefit from the protections offered by new laws. In Bulgaria, the focus will be on women and girls with disabilities; in Bolivia and Ecuador as well as Guatemala, work will be carried out in indigenous Kichwa and Mayan communities; in Nicaragua, an initiative will use the Trust Fund grant to focus on communities along the Atlantic Coast where response rates to abuse cases are particularly poor.
The Trust Fund is a unique multi-lateral mechanism established by the UN General Assembly in 1996 and administered by UNIFEM. Grants are decided collectively by representatives of UN agencies and international NGOs and experts. Since its establishment, the Trust Fund has granted close to US$13 million to 226 initiatives in over 100 countries.
Contributions come from a diverse group of governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and individuals. In 2006, donors include: the Governments of Austria, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Trinidad and Tobago, USA; UNIFEM National Committees in Australia, Singapore, USA, the Berkshire Chapter of the US National Committee; World Day of Prayer USA, Zonta International; Johnson & Johnson, Macy's, TAG Heuer; and many individuals who contributed on the occasion of UNIFEM's 30th anniversary commemoration.
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