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The article reports, “The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, today announced projects across Canada that engage young people in addressing violence against women on university and college campuses. Parliamentarians throughout Canada joined the Minister in announcing local projects.”

The article reports, “Today NoVo Foundation named 20 new leaders from 10 states to participate in its groundbreaking Move to End Violence program. Move to End Violence is a 10-year, $80 million program designed to strengthen key leaders and organizations and build a breakthrough movement to end violence against girls and women in the United States.”

This audio interview explores the launch of the One Billion Rising Pacific initiative, where messaging will begin in the communities of Tonga, PNG, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and New Caledonia. “Nations across the Pacific have has signed on to a global program to try to end violence against women.”

The article reports, “Colombia’s laws on violence against women are not adequately protecting victims displaced by the armed conflict, the New York-based Human Rights Watch has said in a new 101-page report released this week.”

The article reports, “The need for safe housing for women and children in Alaska who have suffered from domestic violence has sparked a first in the nation program to help meet the demand.

The article reports, “Turkey has a high-profile pilot project to ward off domestic assault. Safety advocates say it won’t work as long as victims continue to be routinely disbelieved and mistreated.”