"Five U.N. agencies presented a joint program to curb gender violence in several indigenous communities in the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, the coordinator of the initiative, Veronica Zebadua, told Efe.
“It’s the first time for Mexico to have an interagency U.N. program specifically dedicated to preventing violence against women in indigenous towns,” she said.
The program, which will run for three years, was presented Tuesday at a press conference and will receive $1 million in financing from the U.N. Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women.
The aim of the program is to effectively implement the legal framework concerning violence against Indians working with adult women, but also with males and children, as well as teenagers of both sexes."
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
UN Aims to Reduce Gender Violence in Mexico Indian Communities
from the LAHT (full story)
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Interesting. It will take a pretty big investment, great persistence, and much diligence over a long period of time to change attitudes and behaviors so endemically cemented into the social fabric. I really hope this program can make some impact.
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