Paquete de servicios essenciales para mujeres y niñas que sufren violencia

El Programa Mundial de las Naciones Unidas sobre Servicios Esenciales para las Mujeres y las Niñas sometidas a Violencia es una iniciativa de colaboración entre ONU Mujeres, el FNUAP, la OMS, el PNUD y la ONUDD, que tiene por objetivo proporcionar un mayor acceso a un conjunto coordinado de servicios esenciales y multisectoriales de calidad para todas las mujeres y niñas que han experimentado violencia de género.

El Programa identifica los servicios esenciales que deben prestar los sectores de la salud, los servicios sociales y judiciales, así como las directrices para la coordinación de los Servicios Esenciales y la gobernanza de los procesos y mecanismos de coordinación. Con el objetivo de garantizar una prestación de servicios de alta calidad a las mujeres y niñas sometidas a violencia, especialmente en los países de ingresos medios y bajos, se han identificado una serie de directrices específicas para los elementos centrales de cada servicio esencial. En conjunto, todos estos elementos conforman el “Paquete de Servicios Esenciales”.

El paquete de servicios esenciales consta de cinco módulos, con un sexto módulo, una “guía de implementación” complementaria destinada a ayudar en su implementación.

Fuente: UN-Women

This manual describes ten seminars oriented to provide at-risk youth with the knowledge needed to improve their life skills, perceptions of life as also those of society. It profits from the capacity that sports have to create a sense of support, belonging and loyalty which in turn encourage participants to collaborate, understand and tolerate individuals from different backgrounds. By changing mentalities through education, “Line up, Live up” builds on previous UN experiences in developing and implementing an evidence-based crime, violence and drug use prevention program. The seminars are designed to be accessible and easy to put into place as there’s no need for complex or expensive equipment. It is also desirable to include youth from all genders, sexual orientations, socio-economical backgrounds and cultures in order to create from the beginning an atmosphere of tolerance and empathy.

The present report studies the dynamics of crime and violence in the region: their causes, characteristics and rationale, as well as the policies designed to combat them. Rather than being a homogeneous phenomenon throughout the region, violence and crime rates vary drastically between States and even more at the subnational level. Small municipalities account for the majority of offenses committed in the whole region. Gender and age determine as well the probability of engaging in criminal/violent activities (or being a victim of them): were young, male citizens find themselves into the most vulnerable populations. Contrary to the common thinking, poverty per se doesn’t lead to higher rates of violence and/or crime. On the contrary, economic development at a certain point increases the benefits for offenders to engage in criminal activities. Studies show that policies focused on reactive response to criminal activities and to the augmentation of incarcerated population are ineffective and sometimes could backfire. Instead, comprehensive policies that understand the heterogeneous and complex nature of crime by focusing on prevention, often show better results.

We show that a number of noncognitive skills and preferences, including patience and identity, are malleable in adults, and that investments in them reduce crime and violence. 

En esta edición, se abordarán los rostros y modalidades específicos que adquiere la violencia en las sociedades contemporáneas, contemplando sus nuevas y viejas formas de expresión, deteniéndonos en los principales aspectos de los debates teóricos-conceptuales; al tiempo que podamos analizar las diferentes iniciativas y propuestas de alcance regional, nacional y municipal en miras a alcanzar un sistema eficiente de reducción y prevención de factores de riesgo y situaciones de violencia.