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Development Connections (DVCN), the International
Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) and UNIFEM (Part of UN
Women)
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You are cordially invited to participate in the Virtual Forum on Violence
against Women Living with HIV
November 1-19,
2010
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Audience: 50 representatives from groups of women/people
living with HIV, service providers, researchers, advocates for
people living with HIV and women's rights, programme managers.
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Objectives
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Violence against women living with HIV (WLH) has
increasingly been recognized as a key issue in the international agenda
on HIV, gender and development. So far, however, this issue has
received scant attention in research, the policymaking process and
specific interventions at the regional, national and local levels.
Addressing the urgent need to open an engaging dialogue
with diverse participants from around the world, this forum will focus
on:
a. Analyzing the current definitions and data on types of
violence, dimensions, social determinants and consequences of
violence against WLH, emphasizing progress made and current gaps.
b. Examining the existing projects and programmes worldwide addressing
violence against WLH and identifying key factors of success.
c. Identifying strategic issues regarding violence against WLH for
advocacy, research, programming and policy development.
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Each of the themes mentioned above will be explored using
recorded sessions with experts, bibliography, and case analyses. A facilitator
will coordinate the dialogue and summarize the main issues addressed
every week. An electronic version of the final report will be
disseminated worldwide through the DVCN Bulletin, the Community of
Practices on HIV and VAW, and the ICW webpage and bulletins. Participants
completing the program will be awarded with a certificate signed by the
convening organizations.
For more information, please contact: Dinys Luciano
(DVCN), lucianod@dvcn.org
and/or Patricia Perez (ICW Global) info@icwglobal.org
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