{"id":3163479,"date":"2021-12-06T14:39:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/third-regional-forum-on-ending-violence-against-women-in-the-western-balkans-and-turkey\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:17:16","slug":"third-regional-forum-on-ending-violence-against-women-in-the-western-balkans-and-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/third-regional-forum-on-ending-violence-against-women-in-the-western-balkans-and-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Third regional forum on ending violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU-funded regional programme on ending violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey held its third regional forum on 1 and 2 December 2021. Under the headline, \u201cIntegrated Policies, Inclusive Partnerships\u201d, the event aimed to accelerate the implementation of international and regional commitments on ending violence against women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the forum addressed issues including work with perpetrators to protect women and children; shifting social norms to tackle violence against women; and leveraging data to prevent and respond to cases of femicide, especially with the needs revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the inequalities it has exacerbated. 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