Lisbon, Portugal - November 20-22, 2014
The Associação de Mulheres contra a Violência (AMCV - Association of Women against Violence) is organizing in collaboration with Rape Crises Network Ireland (RCNI) the IV International Conference on Survivals of Rape (ICSoR) which will take place in November 20th - 22nd 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal.
AMCV is delighted to welcome you to the IV ICSoR 2014 under the theme Rape, Survivors, Policies and Support Systems, a European Challenge, expecting to achieve the quality of the previous conferences, which dealt with survivors needs and treatment, impact of rape on survivors, including children and adolescents, multidisciplinary approach:
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I ICSoR 2008 A Multidisciplinary Approach, held in Aarhus - Denmark, and organized by The Sexual Assault Centre and Aarhus University Hospital;
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II ICSoR 2010 A Multidisciplinary Approach, held in Utrecht - Netherlands, and organized by the University Medical Center of Utrecht and National Psychotrauma Center;
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III ICSoR 2012 Survivors at the Heart and the West of Ireland, held in Dublin - Ireland, and organized by Rape Crises Network Ireland.
Since 2000 there has been a focus on achieving universal access to primary education and gender parity as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Yet as we approach 2015, which was the target for achieving the MDGs, many girls are failing to undertake and complete a quality lower secondary education. Even though, in the words of former UN Secretary-General Ko Annan, “there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls”, 66 million girls are missing out on the education that could transform their own lives and the world around them.
A Girl's Right to Learn Without Fear - Working to End Gender-Based Violence at School
Извор: WUNRN – 11.10.2014
Post - 2015: Desired Outcomes
19 - 21 November 2014
United Nations Office at Geneva
Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
As the world and its economies become increasingly globalized, it is necessary to think about health in a global context. While there are talks about sustainable development for women’s health, little is mentioned about women’s health for sustainable development. Other than reproductive medicine, the subject of women’s health has not been presented or discussed as fully as possible around the world. As a result, there is insufficient knowledge within academia as well as at healthcare, public- and policy-maker levels on sex- and gender-based disparities, climate change and changing patterns of diseases, and increased conflicts and migration in the prevalence, progression and outcome of numerous diseases and conditions, including non-communicable diseases and mental illnesses. This lack of knowledge not only affects women but also men and the whole of society.
Despite some progress made in women’s health in the last decade, for millions of women and girls throughout the world, the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including access to medicines, vaccines, commodities, equipment, other supplies, comprehensive primary healthcare services, health promotion and disease prevention, still remains a distant goal. In many instances, especially for those living in poverty and populations in vulnerable or marginalised situations, this goal is becoming increasingly remote.
NEW YORK – Ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child, UNICEF is issuing a new compilation of data revealing the magnitude of violence against adolescent girls and the alarming attitudes that perpetuate such abuse.
The compilation incorporates a selection of global data released throughout the year, detailing the very real impact violence has on adolescent girls, their futures, and that of their communities and countries. Key statistics include:
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Almost one quarter of girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide (approximately 70 million) report being victims of some form of physical violence since age 15.
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Around 120 million girls under the age of 20 worldwide (about 1 in 10) have experienced forced intercourse or other forced sexual acts, and one in 3 ever-married adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 (84 million) have been victims of emotional, physical or sexual violence committed by their husbands or partners.
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Data suggest that in some countries, as many as seven in 10 girls aged 15 to 19 who had been victims of physical and/or sexual abuse had never sought help: many said they did not think it was abuse or did not see it as a problem.
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Worldwide, more than 700 million women alive today were married before their 18th birthday. More than one in three (about 250 million) entered into union before age 15.
Photo: UNICEF
The United Nations has paid tribute to the almost one billion young and adolescent girls living around the world as many of them continue to face daily challenges to their development and overall diminished potential due to the enduring scourge of gender discrimination and violence.
“All over the world, an alarming number of adolescent girls are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated and even murdered,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today in his message marking the third annual International Day of the Girl Child.
“The threat of violence at the hands of family members, partners, teachers and peers grossly violates their rights, diminishes their power and suppresses their potential,” continued Mr. Ban, who observed that adolescent girls, in particular, faced “multiple deprivations” such as unequal access to education, sexual and reproductive health services and social and economic resources.
“Girls are subjected to discriminatory social norms and harmful practices – such as female genital mutilation – that perpetuate a cycle of violence. A culture of impunity allows violence against adolescent girls to continue unabated,” he added.
