Bangladesh: Joint UN Programme to Address Violence against Women in Bangladesh
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $8,000,000
Delivery Rate
Participating Agencies UNDP, ILO, UNFPA, WHO, UNAIDS, UN Women, UNESCO, UNICEF, IOM
Main Achievements
- Programme Management Unit in place to enhance coordination among partners.
- Trainings underway for service and outreach organizations providing support to VAW survivors.
Contact Marianne Berner, JP Coordinator
berner@unfpa.org
berner@unfpa.org
The programme will realize the following results: 1) the policies for preventing VAW and protecting victims adopted and implemented, 2) societal change and behaviour change among men enhanced to reduce VAW and discriminatory practices such as dowry, early marriage and trafficking, and 3) enhanced environment and capacity for providing support to the victims of VAW. This programme will be implemented by the Joint Programme Management Office (JPMO) supervised by the Representative of UNFPA Bangladesh. Guidance and oversight of the programme will be provided by the UN Country Team as well as by the Government of Bangladesh.