2 nd UNECE EGM ON MEASURING VAW GENEVA

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2 nd UNECE EGM ON MEASURING VAW GENEVA, 18 -19 NOV. 2010 DEVELOPMENT OF

2 nd UNECE EGM ON MEASURING VAW GENEVA, 18 -19 NOV. 2010 DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER STATISTICS AND VAW IN THE ESCWA REGION Neda Jafar ESCWA Statistics Division UN

BACKGROUND Statistics Division implemented the Gender Statistics Programme (GSP) in the Arab countries early

BACKGROUND Statistics Division implemented the Gender Statistics Programme (GSP) in the Arab countries early 2000 - Series of Women and Men national publications - Series of Women and Men regional publications - Some national publications referred to Violence mainly from administrative records and were not reflective of gender issues

NATIONAL INITIATIVES OF VAW - VAW surveys or modules have been undertaken by a

NATIONAL INITIATIVES OF VAW - VAW surveys or modules have been undertaken by a number of countries in the Arab region - Differ in focus and detail, ex Palestine undertook stand alone survey for household violence included children and elderly, while Egypt attached a question on FGM - Specialized studies on VAW are rare - Published as part of survey results - Iraq latest Women and Men included a chapter on VAW

REGIONAL ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS � ESCWA Virtual Library on Gender /VAW � VAW in ESCWA

REGIONAL ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS � ESCWA Virtual Library on Gender /VAW � VAW in ESCWA Glossary of Gender Terms � VAW database in new Arab Gen. Info 2011 � Inventory of administrative statistics from SG VAW db � Cooperation with UN agencies at the regional level

PROPOSED WORK PLAN - 2011 � IAEG & Experts on GS in Arab countries

PROPOSED WORK PLAN - 2011 � IAEG & Experts on GS in Arab countries � VAW Session EGM � zero draft on regional guidelines on VAW survey � testing results of ESCWA/ECE module � Statistical � Results report on VAW indicators of testing (if available) � Chapter on VAW in ESCWA publication on Gender in figures.

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