Gender based violence in PNG the ‘norm’, committee hears

In PNG, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has become a norm with already 72% of young Papua New Guineans experiencing violence in their relationships every day, the parliamentary committee on this issue has been told. Deputy

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Bringing CEDAW closer to the Pacific: Leaders focus on ending gender-based violence

“Achieving gender equality is not the business of governments alone. It is something that needs to be addressed by all sectors of our Pacific.” Mereseini Rakuita, Principal and Strategic Lead for Pacific

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Pacific Women Leaders call for action to end ‘epidemic’ of gender-based violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive and devastating crisis for women and girls in the region with Pacific women ministers urging governments and communities to urgently address the issue through prevention

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Solomon Islands grapples with gender-based violence and cybercrime

The Solomon Islands is facing a crisis of gender-based violence, ranking among the highest in the Pacific region for violence against women, Permanent Secretary for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs, Cedrik

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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

​The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10

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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2023

Location: Promenade Roger Laroque, Nouméa 98800, New Caledonia Saturday, November 25, 2023 The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25

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Gender-based violence rate ‘shameful’: Dame Meg

Papua New Guinea’s rates of gender-based violence are “shameful”, said former Pacific Islands Forum General-Secretary Dame Meg Taylor at the University of Papua New Guinea’s 67th graduation this

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Gender-based violence report to go to PNG parliament

Papua New Guinea Special Parliamentary Committee on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) will table a report for the August session of parliament which will include concrete, practical recommendations for action aimed at

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No need for concern: Vanuatu clarifies two-gender law

As Pacific countries grapple with the increasing visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, Vanuatu has proposed a two-gender law. But Vanuatu’s Attorney General (AG), Arnold Kiel Loughman, has

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PNG needs to end “Horrifying Violence”

A staggering 3.414 million Papua New Guinea women may experience intimate partner violence this year, according to statistics provided by the country’s National Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Secretariat this month. They

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Kiribati reduces poverty by up to 70%, targets tech-facilitated violence, climate resilience CSW69

Targeted support for elderly, the unemployed, and those with disabilities have helped bring down poverty levels in Kiribati by up to 70%, Kiribati Women, Youth and Social Welfare Minister Ruth Cross Kwansing has told

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World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash

Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of diplomats, business and civil society delegates gathered at UN Headquarters in New York

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