Tackling Violence against Women: From Knowledge to Practical

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2 TAckliNG ViolENcE AGAiNsT WomEN copyright published in Switzerland by the geneva Declaration Secretariat © geneva Declaration Secretariat, geneva 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the geneva Declaration Secretariat, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the publications Manager at the address below. geneva Declaration Secretariat c/o Small Arms Survey 47 Avenue Blanc 1202 geneva Switzerland Copy-edited by Alex potter proofread by John Linnegar Typeset in Meta by Richard Jones (rick@studioexile.com) printed by nbmedia, geneva ISBN: 978-2-940415-75-5
The Geneva declaration The geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development, endorsed by more than 100 countries, commits signatories to supporting initiatives intended to measure the human, social, and economic costs of armed violence, to assess risks and vulnerabilities, to evaluate the effectiveness of armed violence reduction programmes, and to disseminate knowledge of best practices. The Declaration calls upon states to achieve measurable reductions in the global burden of armed violence and tangible improvements in human security by 2015. Core group members include Brazil, Colombia, Finland, guatemala, Indonesia, kenya, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, the philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United kingdom. Affiliated organizations include the Bureau of Crisis prevention and Recovery (BCpR) and the United Nations Development programme (UNDp), the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO). For more information about the geneva Declaration, related activities, and publications, please visit www.genevadeclaration.org. 3 THE GENEVA DEclARATioN i ii
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