The aim of this meeting was to foster the discussion about the establishment of a multi-agency co-operation mechanism for an integrated response to violence against women and domestic violence, at local level, in Ukraine.
The meeting was attended by local authorities (Oblast, amalgamated community, district and city levels), local representatives of the prosecutor’s office, of the police, administrative courts, free legal aid, social centers and local NGOs from the two project pilot regions, Kirovograd and Lviv. Also, project stakeholders and partners from the national level actively participated in the meeting.
The project international expert, Monika Kocaqi, presented the concept, benefits and core principles of the multi-agency co-operation mechanism. The presentation was followed by a working group discussion facilitated by national academics and NGOs’ representatives. The discussion took due account of the on-going reform on decentralisation and the current changes in the legislative framework in the field of violence against women and domestic violence.