GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEANGOLAMEASURESSTUDIES ON THE INCIDENCE OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
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Studies on the Incidence of Gender Based Violence
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Violence against women and girls
Year
1997
Brief Description
The Ministry of Family and Promotion of Women created a statistical/data collection unit within the National Directorate for Promotion and Coordination. The Unit has conducted studies on the incidence of gender-based violence on various population groups and has assisted the Ministry to substantially improve its monitoring and evaluation capability.

The unit was established with the support United Nations Development Funds for Women (UNIFEM) and United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) in the context of a 1997 comprehensive three-year capacity building project entitled ‘;Support to Gender Issues and the Promotion of Women’ (ANG/97/P03).

Source of Information
UNDP Project Document: "Joint Gender Program" (February 2005 – December 2008)
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