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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched this toolkit, developed in collaboration with multiple countries, experts and the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. The kit, available in English and Spanish, includes key messages for health policymakers and managers interested in strengthening health administrative data on violence. Countries will be able to draw on a regional template for capturing data on intimate partner violence/sexual violence and care given to survivors, equipping health workers with practical tools to enhance the quality and consistency of the health system response.

El documento investiga patrones de violencia armada, precursores asociados y su impacto en la seguridad ciudadana en el Perú. El autor apeló principalmente a reportes actuales de agencias internacionales y a entrevistas de campo con actores relevantes. El documento expone los índices de criminalidad y violencia más significativos tanto a nivel nacional como en Lima Metropolitana, enfocándose especialmente en los distritos de La Victoria, Rímac y San Juan de Lurigancho, donde el Departamento de Seguridad Pública de la OEA, en el marco del programa PACAM, implementó el programa OASIS: música para la prevención y el fortalecimiento comunitario, en colaboración con Sinfonía por el Perú, entre 2023 y 2025, con financiación de la Unión Europea.

The Regional Guidelines for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence Committed with the Use of Firearms offer a series of recommendations for the OAS Members States to prevent gender-based violence with the use of firearms, based on the review of existing literature at the global, inter-American and/or subregional levels developed in recent years, and interviews with key actors.

The Guidelines were approved by the Consultative Committee of the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA), at their twenty fourth regular meeting, on May 23, 2024.

This UNESCO publication provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of global and regional prevalence and trends related to school-related violence and examines the nature and impact of school violence and bullying. It reviews national responses, focusing on countries that have seen positive trends in prevalence and identifies factors that have contributed to an effective response to school violence and bullying.

Women and girls, who are often themselves victims of human trafficking and are sexually exploited by criminal gangs, are being prosecuted and convicted for human trafficking-related crimes, according to a new UNODC publication., Female victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation as defendants: A case law analysis

These victims often have no alternative but to obey an order. Some hope to limit their own exploitation or escape poverty by playing a role in the criminal process.

Yet at the same time, the traffickers use the women and girls as a shield to protect themselves from being punished for their crimes.

These are the findings of a new UNODC study which aims to shed light on this alarming trend. The publication highlights the complexities faced by victims of human trafficking, with a view to assist the authorities and victim support services that handle such cases.

Source: Textt by UNODC, 2020