UN Women works in Columbia for gender sensi-

tive care

In the framework of the “Program for

the Elimination of Forms of Violence

against Women Affected by Violations

of International Humanitarian Law in

the Context of Armed Conflict: Truth,

Justice, and Reparation (VJR)”, UN

Women has been working in Columbia

with the care services for victims of conflict by working with users

of the program with a gender perspective.

On July 16th, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with

the Comprehensive Care and Repair Unit for Victims, with the

objective of mainstreaming the gender perspective in the proc-

esses of registering and the assistance, attention, and redress of

the women victims of conflict. UN Women trained officials of the

National Comprehensive Care and Repair for Victims (SNARIV)

on matters related to the care and redress of women victims with

a gender perspective.

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Bolivia calls for the cases of the missing chil-

dren and adolescents in the country to be

quickly resolved.

Given recent reports of missing children and adolescents, more

than 40 organizations gathered to call on the authorities responsi-

ble for the resolution of these cases to act promptly and with re-

spect for the human rights of these victims. They have requested

that the punishment for those responsible should be exemplary,

but also pointed out that this should not be the only way to tackle

the problem; comprehensive and effective actions that prevent

children and adolescents in vulnerable situations from becoming

victims are essential.

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The UNiTE Campaign in Latin America and the Caribbean Region presents the 2.0 space

On July 25th, the UNiTE Campaign launched a blog that will be used to share experiences that, in the frame-work of the Campaign, the United Nations System, Civil Society and Governments have within in the Region. The new space seeks to be interactive, to disseminate, to generate opinions and also, to share the efforts being made in the struggle to end violence against women and girls in all its forms. Here you will be able to find information, in English and Spanish, on the actions that are being carried out in the different countries of the region, have access to monthly newsletters, and multimedia material. This new tool is in addition to the social network outlets of the UNiTE Campaign, including the Youtube channel, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter, which of course continue to be as active as ever. This new space is intended to become a powerful voice to emphasize to the widest possible audience the need to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls in all parts of the world. Read more…

Preparing the 57th period of the Commission

on the Legal Status of Women (CSW)

The theme of

the 57th Ses-

sion for the

Commission

on the Legal Status of Women, being held from March 4th to the

25th in 2013, is “The elimination and prevention of all forms of

violence against women and girls.” In light of this important

event, UN Women launched an online discussion on two topics:

primary prevention and support services and response in all

sectors. This virtual conversation has been carried out since

July 23rd and will last until August 3rd.

The main objective is for civil society organizations, those re-

sponsible for policy formulation and researchers in the field of

domestic violence to participate by contributing their opinions

and experiences to the discussion. These contributions will be

used as inputs for the preparation of the Report for the Secre-

tary General to be presented during the next session of CSW.

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The Secretariat for the UNiTE Campaign and the

Regional Office of UN Women for Latin America

and the Caribbean joined the campaign “Show a

Red Card to an Abuser”

The Secretariat of the UNiTE Campaign and the Regional Office

of UN Women for Latin America and the Caribbean wanted to

show their support for the campaign, which was launched in Ar-

gentina in 2011. The campaign aims to contribute to and support

compliance with the laws that guarantee a life without violence,

by promoting fairness, equal treatment and opportunities among

all people. Read more…

Uruguay unites to improve how press information related to gender and generational violence is

handled

Uruguay launched a workshop for journalists with the purpose of improving the way press

information related to gender and generational violence is handled in the media. This activity

is part of the UN Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to put an end to Violence against

Women. The program plans to train more than 70 journalists from local and national media.

It is being organized by the Communications Agency “Voz y Voz” within the framework of the “Uruguay united to put and end to vio-

lence against women, girls and adolescents” project and in partnership with UNESCO and UNICEF Uruguay, with funding from the UN

Trust Fund. A great number of institutions have come together in Uruguay to guarantee this activity realizes the common goal of ending

violence against women, adolescents, and children in Uruguay. Read more…

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Communication and Advocacy Secretariat for CSG

United Nations House, Building 128, Floor 3

City of Knowledge, Clayton, Panamá

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“Orange Day”: take action to end violence against women and girls

Young people of the Global Youth Network UNiTE want to proclaim the 25th of each month, beginning with the 25th of July until the

57th Session of the CSW, as “Orange Day”, a day to take action. They ask everyone- men, women, boys, girls, the young and the old-

that on the 25th of every month they join in this initiative to end violence against women and girls.

In May 2012, the Secretary General’s Campaign UNiTE to end violence against women created the Global Youth Network UNiTE and

this is its first action.

Colleagues from various countries such as Bolivia, Honduras and Barbados have joined this initia-

tive by wearing orange clothes and orange and blue ribbons, as a symbol that the Campaign has

assigned to this initiative. The Secretariat of the Campaign will promote a series of activities to be

carried out every 25th day, starting on August 25th and ending on February 25, 2013. Read more…

Caribbean artists use their music and voice to

prevent violence perpetrated against women

and girls

Caribbean artists are continuing in their

efforts to raise awareness to eliminate

violence against women and girls.

As part of their commitment to the UNiTE

campaign, the members of the Artists Net-

work Campaign agreed that during the

national and regional festivals they would

seek to promote the campaign.

To this end, Natalie “Natahlee” Burke, shared the UNiTE mes-

sage at one of the most important events in Barbados.

Natahlee was broadcast on the Barbados national media and in

various online media forums. At the same event, she was wear-

ing a shirt produced as part of the Caribbean artists’ outreach

efforts, which carries the message: “Say NO: UNiTE to End Vio-

lence Against Women and Girls.”

The Honduras UNiTE Campaign participates in

the National Population Fair III at the National

Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH)

As part of the Secretary General’s Campaign, UN Women Hon-

duras participated on July 11th in the Third National Population

Fair organized by the National Autonomous University of Hondu-

ras (UNAH).

Throughout the day, university students came to the information

stand to learn about the UNiTE Campaign, to support it through

symbolic signatures, and to request information about care ser-

vices available to victims in the country.