{"id":3447,"date":"2018-12-12T13:30:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T12:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glasprotivnasilstvo.org.mk\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2022-07-21T13:44:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:44:59","slug":"12-12-2018-the-importance-of-women-s-unification-in-ending-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glasprotivnasilstvo.org.mk\/en\/12-12-2018-the-importance-of-women-s-unification-in-ending-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Importance of Women\u2019s unification in ending gender based violence\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Within the 16 days of activism to end violence against women<\/strong> campaign, during\nNovember-December 2018, the National Network to End Violence against Women and\nDomestic Violence organized public debates in partnership with the Women`s Forums\/Unions <\/strong>of political\nparties in Macedonia on the topic \u201cThe Importance of Women\u2019s unification in ending\ngender based violence\u201d.<\/strong> Public\ndebates were organized in Bitola (30 November), Sveti Nikole (3 December),\nStrumica (4 December), Shtip (5 December) and Kumanovo (6 December). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0The aim of the debates was to present the cooperation and achievements up to date, as well as to discuss future steps. The debates were also used to present the basic concepts of the Istanbul Convention, as well as the obligations of the local self-government regarding prevention from violence and providing protection to women-victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides by the\nrepresentatives from the National Network to End Violence against Women and\nDomestic Violence, the participants in the debates were also addressed by the\nrepresentatives from the Unions and Forums of the local political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n