Gender violence summit in Venezuela

VENEZUELA: Venezuela will host the World Conference on Actions against Gender-Based Violence from April 20 to 22, informed Drany Pamphil, director of INAMUJER international Relations.

She told Prensa Latina that the event is recognized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for results in Venezuela on these issues.

She informed that the conference was organized by the UNDP and National Institute of Women (INAMUJER) to report on good practices to combat gender-based violence.

She added that the conference will discuss world wide actions to confront this kind of abuse and how violence is affected by poverty. The INAMUJER official informed that on April 20, before the World Conference, there will be a national dialogue on the implementation of an organic law on the rights of women to live free of violence.

Caracas, Prensa Latina