International violence against women [[electronic resource] /] / Luisa Blanchfield, Rhoda Margesson, and Clare Ribando Seelke

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778029803321
• Autore: Blanchfield Luisa
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-60741-903-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (89 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MargessonRhoda; SeelkeClare Ribando
• Disciplina: 362.83
• Soggetti: International organization; Non-governmental organizations; Women - Violence against - Prevention - International cooperation; Women - Violence against - United States - Prevention
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [53]-70) index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""INTRODUCTION* ""; ""DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ""; ""SCOPE AND CONTEXT ""; ""SOCIAL AND HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ""; ""PREVALENCE AND CIRCUMSTANCES ""; ""TYPES OF VIOLENCE ""; ""HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES ""; ""ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS ""; ""INTERAGENCY ACTIVITIES ""; ""KEY ISSUES AND RELATED U.S. ACTIVITIES ""; ""GLOBAL HEALTH ""; ""Related U.S. Activities ""; ""HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND REFUGEES ""; ""Related U.S. Activities ""; ""FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING ""; ""Related U.S. Activities ""; ""TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND GIRLS """"Related U.S. Activities ""; ""LEGAL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ""; ""Related U.S. Activities ""; ""SELECTED UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS ""; ""U.N. CONFERENCES, AGREEMENTS, AND RESOLUTIONS ""; ""UNITED NATIONS AND U.N. SYSTEM ACTIVITIES ""; ""OTHER INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS ""; ""POLICY ISSUES FOR CONGRESS ""; ""SCOPE, EFFECTIVENESS, AND FUNDING OF CURRENT U.S. PROGRAMS ""; ""INTEGRATION INTO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING ""; ""COORDINATION AMONG U.S. AGENCIES AND ; DEPARTMENTS ""; ""COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS """"POSSIBLE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES ""; ""Infrastructure and Priorities ""; ""Most Effective Approaches? ""; ""Program Evaluation ""; ""Lack of Comparable Data""; ""CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES ""; ""THE ROLE OF MEN AND BOYS ""; ""Links to HIV/AIDS ""; ""Discrimination and Violence ""; ""Possible Economic Impacts""; ""APPENDIX A. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ""; ""APPENDIX B. SELECTED U.S. AGENCIES AND OFFICES/BUREAUS THAT ADDRESS GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ""; ""APPENDIX C. SELECTED U.N. SYSTEM EFFORTS ""; ""APPENDIX D. SELECTED LEGISLATION IN THE 110TH CONGRESS """"REFERENCES ""; ""INDEX ""