Delivering as One on Violence against Women: From Intent to Action

This report summarizes the proceedings and recommendations of the “Delivering as One on Violence against Women: From Intent to Action” Global Consultation that was held on 3-4 November 2010 in New York City and coordinated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The conference brought together various stakeholders including United Nations (UN) agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the 10 pilot countries selected under the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) and that is led/coordinated by the Inter-agency Task Force on Violence against Women (VAW).

The report begins by identifying the recommendations for joint programming initiatives on violence against women (VAW) based on the experiences to date of the 10 pilot countries. It then follows the agenda structure (see table of contents and appendix) to provide an outline of the presentations given on a variety of initiatives working to address VAW under the theme of “Delivering as One on Gender-Based Violence (GBV)” and summaries of the progress, challenges and lessons learned presented by the 10 pilot countries. The rationale for the format is detailed below.