The Impacts of Violence Against Women

This conference was organized by DIIFSD and the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (Women’s Department) on 01-02/03/2008 in Doha, Qatar.

Guided by the Vision of Her Highness Sheicka Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned and inspired by Her Orientations on better educating and strengthening the Family as a basic unit of the society, The Supreme Council for Family Affairs (Women Depeartment), the Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development (Family Policy Division) are contributing to this campaign by organizing a Colloquium on the impact of violence against women on the family which is one the first events, after the launching of the campaign of the UNSG, in the Middle East and the region.

During the two days, High Representatives from the United Nations, Specialized Agencies, Professors, Jursist, Experts from Arab and Regional Organizations and regional and international Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) aimed to do the following: – contribute to raise awareness on the nature extent and causes of violence against women in the region and worldwide; – build collaboration among different stakeholders including: policy makers, researchers, international organizations and civil society, particularly NGOs in order to exchange information and best practices and provide effective and efficient responses; – support innovative and integrated approaches as well as social and legislative actions.

Background materials

• Introduction
• Welcome Note by Richard Wilkins
• Agenda
• Statement by His Excellency Abdullah Khalifa (Arabic)
• Recommendations
• List of Participants

Papers

• UNFPA’s Experience in Addressing Violence against Women
  by Aminata Toure
• Paper
  by Dr. Anna Zaborska (French)
• Paper
  by H.E. Bader Al Dafa (Arabic)
• Paper
  by Banna Bu Zaboon (Arabic)
• Understanding of Violence against Women
  by Dubravka Simonovic
• Violence against Women and children VAW in the Arab world
  by Gihan Abou Zeid
• Health and Social Consequences of Violence against Women
  by Henriette Jansen
• Violence against Women in Turkey: Beliefs and Traditions
  by Ilhan Yilidiz
• Violence against Women and Its Impact On Family – Pakistan Perspective
  by Justice Majida Razvi
• Paper
  by Kaltham Al Ghanim (Arabic)
• Paper
  by Maya Sahli (French)
• The Laws in the United States Addressing Violence against Women
  by Merle Weiner
• Paper
  by Miranda El Hawa (Arabic)
• Legislative Actions in Africa towards the Prevention of Violence against Women
  by Oby Nwankwo
• Paper
  by Rachel Mayanja
• Good Practice in Preventing Domestic Violence against Women and their Children
  by Rosa Logar
• Paper
  by Sheikha Hessa Al Thani (Arabic)
• Paper
  by Shirin Shukri
• Paper
  by Dr. Souad Saleh (Arabic)
• Violence and Children the UN Study on Violence Against Children and Some UNICEF Research
  by Susan Bissell
• Violence against women in the Family. Actions taken in Latin America
  by Susan Chiarotti
• Indicators to measure violence against women
  by Syvia Walby
• Paper
  by Yakin Erturk
• Mision of Kofa
  by Zoya Rouhana

_{The views expressed in these papers or presentations are the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, the Doha International Family Institute}