United Nations Joint Program for Gender Equality
Project name: United Nations Joint Program for Gender Equality
Funding source: UN Women
Project status: finished
Duration: 01/07/2016 - 31/06/2022
Objective: Elimination and prevention of violence against women and domestic violence
Project activities: The project includes many components, including:
- Monitoring of the action plan (2016-2017) of measures to be taken to combat violence against women and domestic violence and to protect victims;
- Monitoring of the national action plan of Georgia (2016-2017) for the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security;
- Monitoring of shelters for victims of domestic violence and trafficking;
- Strengthening of the Public Defender's regional offices in the field of protection of women's rights and gender equality;
- Conduct of trainings for journalists in gender sensitive coverage within the framework of the Human Rights Academy;
Contact persons:
Ana Iluridze, Head of the Department of Gender Equality
Ekaterine Skhiladze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia