{"id":15404,"date":"2024-11-26T13:56:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T13:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=15404"},"modified":"2024-11-27T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:19:54","slug":"un-urges-somalia-to-up-investment-in-fight-against-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2024\/11\/26\/un-urges-somalia-to-up-investment-in-fight-against-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"UN urges Somalia to up investment in fight against Gender-Based Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU —<\/strong> The United Nations in Somalia on Monday called on authorities to ramp up investment in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country.<\/p>\n

James Swan, acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, also called for the adoption of legislation to criminalize gender-based violence in compliance with international human rights obligations to which Somalia has already subscribed.<\/p>\n

“This will ensure that persons who commit crimes are held accountable and survivors have access to justice,” Swan said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, at the start of the annual global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign.<\/p>\n

The global theme for this year’s campaign is “Unite! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls.”<\/p>\n

The campaign also calls on governments worldwide to share how they are investing in gender-based violence prevention.<\/p>\n

Addressing gender-based violence requires financial and material resources with a particular focus on protecting women, children, persons with disabilities, and minorities who are the most vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence, Swan said.<\/p>\n

Throughout the 16 days, Swan said, the UN in Somalia will work with the government and civil society to highlight the need to end gender-based violence with an emphasis on the need to speed up the legislative process for enacting laws to protect women and girls.<\/p>\n

The campaign aims to increase awareness, stimulate advocacy efforts and share knowledge to end violence against women.<\/p>\n

Source: Xinhua\u00a0 Origin: view original<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia on Monday called on authorities to ramp up investment in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country. James Swan, acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, also called for the adoption of legislation to criminalize gender-based violence in compliance with international human rights obligations …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-protection-cluster"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t