Stop violence against women - Campaigning through regional co-operation, Working luncheon, United Nations Headquarters,
(New York, 4 June 2008)

The Council of Europe and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of San Marino to the United Nations have organised a working luncheon on Stop violence against women - Campaigning through regional co-operation which will take place on 4 June 2008, 1.15pm, Delegates’ Dining Room, United Nations Headquarters.  (more...)

Meeting of National Focal Points of the Council of Europe Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence
(Strasbourg, 21 - 22 April 2008)
 
Member states of the Council of Europe have been invited to nominate a high-level official and national focal point to spearhead and initiate national action to combat violence against women during the course of the Campaign. As envisaged in the Campaign Blueprint, they are encouraged to carry out national campaigns in parallel or as a follow-up to the Council of Europe Campaign.
 
The Council of Europe has invited national focal points and high-level officials to a Meeting in Strasbourg on 21 and 22 April 2008 to present final reports on national Campaign action carried out in the framework of the Campaign.
 
The meeting aimed at presenting national Campaigns, measures and action taken at national level during the course of the Council of Europe Campaign. It also aimed at exchanging good practices in raising awareness of and eradicating violence against women.

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Conference on Support Services for Women Victims of Violence
(Strasbourg, 6-7 December 2007)
 
To take stock of support services provided by Council of Europe member states and to highlight the need for quantitative and qualitative standards for such services, a Conference on Support Services for Women Victims of Violence was organised on 6 and 7 December in Strasbourg. The Conference aimed at providing a forum for discussion on the different types of services needed by women victims of violence and the standards these services should embody.
 
Such standards are currently being prepared as part of a Council of Europe study on minimum standards for violence against women support services. Its preliminary findings and recommendations drawn up by Professor Liz Kelly presented during the Conference.
 
Focal points and high-level officials as well as representatives of non-governmental organisations invited to participate in this Conference were encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity by contributing to the consultation process leading to the finalisation of the Council of Europe standards for support services in this field.
 
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Conference of National Focal Points and Joint Meeting of National Focal Points and Contact Parliamentarians
(Strasbourg,  4-5 June 2007)

Member states of the Council of Europe have been invited to nominate a high-level official and national focal point to spearhead and initiate national action to combat violence against women during the course of the Campaign. As envisaged in the Campaign Blueprint, they are encouraged to carry out national campaigns in parallel or as a follow-up to the Council of Europe Campaign.

To take stock of national action taken by member states in the framework of the Campaign and to exchange views and ideas on the best way forward, the Council of Europe invited national focal points and high-level officials to a conference in Strasbourg on 4 and 5 June 2007.

The first day of the conference was devoted to the presentation of national action taken in the framework of the Council of Europe Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence. Furthermore, it highlighted measures in the field of legislation, support and protection of victims and data collection which have proven effective in the past or are worth exploring.

The second day of the conference was held in conjunction with contact parliamentarians, who have been nominated by national parliaments for the purpose of the Campaign. This part of the conference aimed at forging synergies between governmental and parliamentary dimensions of the Campaign.

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Programme 5 June

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