CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN HELD IN BAKU
Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azerbaijan`s State Committee on Family, Women and Children, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees and Azerbaijan office of United Nations Population Fund have today convened a conference on fighting violence against women to mark 25 November - the UN`s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Chairwoman of State Committee on Family, Women and Children, Hijran Huseynova said violence against women remains one of the most widespread crimes in the world. She pointed out violence against women, and early marriages are problems existing today in Azerbaijan. H. Huseynova informed the participants about measures undertaken by the Azerbaijan government to prevent violence against women. She said a project "21st Century without violence against women" was implemented jointly by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, State Committee on Family, Women and Children and UNFPA in early 2008.
UNFPA country director for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia Peer Sieben and department chief of United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees Ayaz Khan also spoke about importance of measures to prevent violence against women and achieve gender balance.
Other speakers, including chairman of parliament`s standing commission for social policy Hadi Rajabli, member of parliament Ganira Pahsayeva, chief department on Human rights and Public relations at the Ministry of Justice Faig Gurbanov, chief department on fighting human traffic at the Ministry of Internal affairs Javad Shikhaliyev stressed the role of law-enforcement bodies, workers of education and healthcare sectors in preventing violence against women.
They also noted that thousands of women had been subjected to violence in the wake of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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