GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEUNITED STATES OF AMERICAMEASURESSTRATEGY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GLOBALLY
Back
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | AMERICAS
Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally
Type of Measure
Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence
Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
Year
2012
Brief Description

The Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally (2012) has four main objectives as follows:

1. To Increase Coordination of Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Efforts among United States Government Agencies and with Other Stakeholders;

2. To Enhance Integration of Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Efforts into Existing United States Government Work;

3. To Improve Collection, Analysis, and Use of Data and Research to Enhance Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Efforts;

4. To Enhance or Expand United States Government Programming that Addresses Gender-based Violence.

Source of Information
US Department of State
loading
Experiencing Violence?