Registration for the e-learning course on measuring violence against women

The Division for Gender Affairs and the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning of ECLAC will carry out the e-learning course "Measurement of violence against women through statistical surveys" from 3 October to 26 November 2011 in the regions of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and West Asia in the framework of the interregional project "Enhancing capacities to eradicate violence against women through networking of local knowledge communities". This course is part of a proposal to provide technical assistance and training to the producers and users of statistical information at the national and regional levels.

The course participation fee is of US$ 300 (three hundred US dollars) for the 80 hours course. Candidates should register online before 15 September 2011 through the website http://elearning.cepal.org.

This training is being organized in response to the resolution A/RES/61/143 of the General Assembly, which called upon member States and the United Nations system to intensify efforts tending to eradicate violence against women and urged member States "to ensure the systematic collection and analysis of data on violence against women, including with the involvement of national statistical offices and, where appropriate, in partnership with other actors". The e-course concentrates on the topic of understanding and measuring violence against women through statistical surveys that allow the calculation of the indicators recommended by the United Nations Statistical Commission with a view to monitor and evaluate the effect of policies, legislations, plans and programmes to eradicate this kind of violence.
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