The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is organizing a Ministerial regional meeting on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the Great Lakes Region that will take place in Arusha, Tanzania on 1-4 November, 2011. This meeting will gather experts from regional and international NGOs, UN agencies, Civil Society Organizations and researchers with expertise in the field of SGBV.
The objective of the meeting is to deliberate and validate the research findings from the 11 Member States of the ICGLR and make recommendations in the search for lasting solution to this scourge in the region.
The final report with the experts’ contributions will be considered by the Ministers of Gender from ICGLR Member States, before submission to the forthcoming Summit of the Great Lakes Region scheduled for Kampala, Uganda from 11-16th December 2011. The theme for the summit on SGBV is “United to prevent, end impunity and provide support to the Victims of SGBV”.
During the Special Session that will take place on 15th December 2011, the Heads of State would approve and commit to several measures to prevent sexual violence, end impunity and support survivors in line with the ICGLR Regional binding Protocol on the Prevention and Suppression of Sexual Violence against Women and Children and other regional and UN instruments on SGBV.
Tanzania is the host country of this conference under the coordination of the Ministry of Community Development Gender and Children.
Contacts :
Marie-Goretti Muhitira,
ICGLR
Executive Secretariat
Tel. 25779923501
Email : goretti.muhitira@icglr.org; mgmuhitira@yahoo.fr
The objective of the meeting is to deliberate and validate the research findings from the 11 Member States of the ICGLR and make recommendations in the search for lasting solution to this scourge in the region.
The final report with the experts’ contributions will be considered by the Ministers of Gender from ICGLR Member States, before submission to the forthcoming Summit of the Great Lakes Region scheduled for Kampala, Uganda from 11-16th December 2011. The theme for the summit on SGBV is “United to prevent, end impunity and provide support to the Victims of SGBV”.
During the Special Session that will take place on 15th December 2011, the Heads of State would approve and commit to several measures to prevent sexual violence, end impunity and support survivors in line with the ICGLR Regional binding Protocol on the Prevention and Suppression of Sexual Violence against Women and Children and other regional and UN instruments on SGBV.
Tanzania is the host country of this conference under the coordination of the Ministry of Community Development Gender and Children.
Contacts :
Marie-Goretti Muhitira,
ICGLR
Executive Secretariat
Tel. 25779923501
Email : goretti.muhitira@icglr.org; mgmuhitira@yahoo.fr
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