GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEUNITED STATES OF AMERICAMEASURESGOVERNMENT SPENDING TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | AMERICAS
Government Spending to End Violence Against Women
Type of Measure
Budgets > Government allocation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2013
Brief Description

The Violence against Women Act authorizes nearly $500 million each year, administered by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, to reduce domestic violence and sexual assault.

Source of Information
The Government of the United States of America, National Review on Beijing +20 2014, pg 23
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