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UN System Joint Efforts Advancing Gender Equality in China
Julia BroussardCountry Programme Manager
UN Women China, UNTGG Secretariat
9 July 2013
UN System Joint Efforts in Advancing Gender Equality in China
UN Trust Fund to
End Violence Against Women
UN Task Forcesupports FV
Law Drafting Processes
China Gender Fundfor
Research and AdvocacyGender and Equity
Paper
UN System Joint Efforts in Advancing Gender Equality in China
UN Trust Fund to
End Violence Against Women
Ca. 25% of Chinese women have been abused, assaulted, restricted in their personal freedom, economically controlled, and/or forced to have sex in intimate partner relationships
4 UN Agencies jointly implemented a program to prevent and respond to domestic violence in China through a multi-sectoral approach
Multi-Sectoral Domestic Violence Response Model has been established in Ningxiang (Hunan), Jingyuan (Gansu) and Yilong (Sichuan)
Domestic Violence is an absolute violation of basic civil rights
Preventing and Responding to Domestic Violence through Multi-Sectoral Cooperation
UN System Joint Efforts in Advancing Gender Equality in China
UN Task Forcesupports
Law Drafting Processes
UN supports the drafting process of a Law dealing with Violence within the Family
China has no national family violence law UN Task Force supports the National
People’s Congress and the All-China Women’s Federation in the drafting process, by providing technical inputs
UN System Joint Efforts in Advancing Gender Equality in China
China Gender Fundfor
Research and Advocacy
Projects funded by the CGF
1st batch; 2nd batch; 3rd batch; 4th batch; 5th batch
CGF grants fund to innovative projects that: Conduct research on contemporary gender issues Advocate for gender-responsive policies,
development plans, and programs
UN Series of Equity Papers
Gender and EquityPaper
Gender and Equity Paperas part of the UN Series of Equity Papers
Focus of paper: Economic benefits to society gained through gender equality
Paper is being written by two Chinese experts, one economist and one gender expert
Paper to be finished in September
Thank you! 谢谢您！
Julia BroussardCountry Programme Manager
UN Women ChinaUNTGG Secretariat
9 July 2013
