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New initiatives to try to combat violence against women

Tuesday, August 20th, 2013

New initiatives to try to combat violence against women have been on the agenda of a UN meeting in Fiji last week.

26 representatives from six Pacific Island countries are in Suva to review national strategies and initiatives

Melissa Alvarado, from the UN Women Fiji Multi Country Office is one of the Coordinators of the Workshop, says that studies from some of the Pacific countries involved in the workshop showed over 60% of women in their country are facing violence in relationships, rating them among the highest in the world.

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Tags: Domestic Violence, Gender violence, Women

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