Sustainable Community – Government Partnerships on Gendered Violence Prevention

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Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 13:30 - 15:30

Event Description
Women in Cities International is currently engaged in linking local community-government partnerships working on violence prevention from a gendered perspective. There are projects in Canada, Australia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Asia, working on these issues, bridging violence prevention in both public and 'private' space. What are the opportunities? What are the roadblocks and how can they be overcome? What can we learn from one another? How can we create ongoing cross-cultural communications on our common issues? This event will attempt to gain perspective into these questions.

Session Language

English

French

Speakers

Cookie Edwards, South Africa

Dipak Naker, Uganda

Olga Segovia, Chile ; Johanne Bouchard, Montréal, Canada

Host Organization
Women in Cities International/UN-HABITAT Safer Cities Programme

Host Organization Description
WOMEN IN CITIES INTERNATIONAL is an international network for various partners concerned with gender equality issues and the place of women in cities. It seeks to disseminate information on issues relating to gender equality, the role of women in cities and the application of a gender approach in community and municipal decision-making, and the public policy process. UN HABITAT, the United Nations Human Settlement Programme, promotes socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities throughout the world. UN HABITAT works to disseminate knowledge about viable urban development and about initiatives to reduce poverty in cities, and in slums in particular. UN HABITAT has launched 2 major campaigns to achieve these aims: the Global Campaign on Urban Governance and the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure. UN-HABITAT SAFER CITIES. The Safer Cities Programme supports the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, which acknowledges the responsibility of local authorities in crime prevention. The main objectives of the programme are to: (1) build capacities at city level to adequately address urban insecurity; and thereby (2) contribute to the establishment of a culture of prevention.

Website

(Organizer and partners) www.femmesetvilles.org

www.unhabitat.org/safercities

www.redmujer.org.ar

www.womenincities.org / www.femmesetvilles.org

www.unhabitat.org/safercities

www.redmujer.org.ar

 

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Title of Event: Name of Organisation: Date and time of the session:	Sustainable Community-Government Partnerships on Gendered Violence Prevention Women in Cities International/UN Habitat Tuesday, June 20, 1.30- 3.30 p.m.
Key Highlights 1. Estimated no of participants: 120 2. Stakeholder group representation at the event: All six continents represented. 3. What were the expected objectives: . Establish an e-list network for discussing effective and sustainable partnerships on all forms of gendered violence prevention, including self-directed, interpersonal and collective violence: what works in terms of processes, resources, timelines, tips, and evaluation? . Develop baseline indicators: where are we now? . Develop progress indicators: where do we want to be at the next World Urban Forum in Durban 2008? . Initiate planning for the third conference on Women's Safety (the first took place in Montreal in 2002, the second in Bogota in 2004). This would include establishing a format for comparing and evaluating experiences to be used as a basis for discussion at the conference. 4. What did the networking event achieve: These were achieved.
2. What were the core issues identified in your event as they relate to the theme and subthemes of WUFIII? Urban Safety and Security Public Engagement- the inclusive approach (particularly in relation to gender).
3. What were the main points raised by panellists and participants in relation to these different issues? What new ideas have been generated as a result of the discussion? n/a
4. What process steps have been identified in your event that could help turn ideas into operational reality? E-list established, progress indicators discussed, planning initiated.

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