Aimed to examine the impacts of violence aginst women on the family.

This conference was organized by DIIFSD and the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (Women’s Department) on 01-02/03/2008 in Doha, Qatar.

Guided by the Vision of Her Highness Sheicka Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned and inspired by Her Orientations on better educating and strengthening the Family as a basic unit of the society, The Supreme Council for Family Affairs (Women Depeartment), the Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development (Family Policy Division) are contributing to this campaign by organizing a Colloquium on the impact of violence against women on the family which is one the first events, after the launching of the campaign of the UNSG, in the Middle East and the region.

During the two days, High Representatives from the United Nations, Specialized Agencies, Professors, Jursist, Experts from Arab and Regional Organizations and regional and international Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) aimed to do the following: – contribute to raise awareness on the nature extent and causes of violence against women in the region and worldwide; – build collaboration among different stakeholders including: policy makers, researchers, international organizations and civil society, particularly NGOs in order to exchange information and best practices and provide effective and efficient responses; – support innovative and integrated approaches as well as social and legislative actions.

Background Materials

• Introduction
• Welcome Note by Richard Wilkins
• Agenda
• Statement by His Excellency Abdullah Khalifa (Arabic)
• Recommendations
• List of Participants

Papers

• UNFPA’s Experience in Addressing Violence against Women by Aminata Toure
• Paper by Dr. Anna Zaborska (French)
• Paper by H.E. Bader Al Dafa (Arabic)
• Paper by Banna Bu Zaboon (Arabic)
• Understanding of Violence against Women by Dubravka Simonovic
• Violence against Women and children VAW in the Arab world by Gihan Abou Zeid
• Health and Social Consequences of Violence against Women by Henriette Jansen
• Violence against Women in Turkey: Beliefs and Traditions by Ilhan Yilidiz
• Violence against Women and Its Impact On Family – Pakistan Perspective by Justice Majida Razvi
• Paper by Kaltham Al Ghanim (Arabic)
• Paper by Maya Sahli (French)
• The Laws in the United States Addressing Violence against Women by Merle Weiner
• Paper by Miranda El Hawa (Arabic)
• Legislative Actions in Africa towards the Prevention of Violence against Women by Oby Nwankwo
• Paper by Rachel Mayanja
• Good Practice in Preventing Domestic Violence against Women and their Children by Rosa Logar
• Paper by Sheikha Hessa Al Thani (Arabic)
• Paper by Shirin Shukri
• Paper by Dr. Souad Saleh (Arabic)
• Violence and Children the UN Study on Violence Against Children and Some UNICEF Research by Susan Bissell
• Violence against women in the Family. Actions taken in Latin America by Susan Chiarotti
• Indicators to measure violence against women by Syvia Walby
• Paper by Yakin Erturk
• Mision of Kofa by Zoya Rouhana

The views expressed in these papers or presentations are the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, the Doha International Family Institute

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