Digital Library

El Informe de Progreso se elaboró a partir de la sistematización, procesamiento y análisis de las respuestas enviadas por 33 Estados Miembros de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (de un total de 34 Estados Miembros activos) a un cuestionario elaborado por el Departamento de Seguridad Pública de la Secretaría de Seguridad Multidimensional, en cumplimiento del mandato número 11, Sección VI del Segundo Plan de Trabajo para Combatir la Trata de Personas en el Hemisferio Occidental 2015-2018

The purpose of this Occasional Paper is to outline and analyse the role played by civil society in efforts to address the threat posed by the crime of human trafficking. Arguing that the inclusion of civil society is essential for the implementation of any viable strategy to combat human trafficking, this publication can serve as an additional tool to assist the OSCE participating States strengthen their responses to trafficking in human beings, especially in the area of partnerships as a fundamental component of an effective anti-trafficking system.

UN Women guide to policymakers, activists and programmers to address violence against women in different scenarios.

The Women’s Health Survey (WHS) 2016 Jamaica, published two months ago, is the first annual Women’s Health Survey report for Jamaica and it is part of a larger collection of Inter-American Development Bank research on intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Caribbean. The study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods and demonstrated that IPV and violence against women and girls (VAWG) is prevalent in Jamaica.

The 2017 Annual Report of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, published in 2018, highlights some of the activists and movements that worked towards the rights of women and girls. It also serves as a testimony of the achievement of some of their grantees. The UN Trust Fund managed 120 projects in 80 countries addressing and preventing violence against women and children and benefitting over 340,000 women and girls directly. Over 45,000 women and girls who beneficiated were survivors of violence. An estimated 35 percent of women in the world have experienced physical and/or sexual violence.