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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Building whole-of-government approaches to address gender-based violence

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention to another global pandemic: gender-based violence. Rates of GBV have increased around the world, often during lockdowns in which women and girls were confined with their abusers. Existing public policies and programmes often seem to have fallen short, however, demonstrating the need for governments to plan more strategically and holistically. This panel will consider how governments can adopt more whole-of-government systems and integrated approaches to GBV moving forward.

Speakers: 

• Sylvie Durrer, Director, Federal Office for Gender Equality, Federal Department of Home Affairs, Switzerland
• Bert Groen, President, European Family Justice Centre Alliance
• Stefania Doebbel, Head of the International Affairs Department, Ministry of Women and Gender Equality, Chile

Moderator: Tatyana Teplova, Head of Division, Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Goals, OECD

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