International community committed to stop violence against women
Residence of Cyprus ambassador will be turned into B&B during 3rd World Conference of Women’s Shelters
11 June 2015 – Dutch MP Marith Rebel and the diplomatic community in The Hague met with NGOs at the premises of the Embassy of Cyprus yesterday, 10 June 2015 to reinvigorate the commitment of the international community to stop violence against women.
Violence against women is a global problem. And therefore it is of the utmost importance that relief workers from development countries can be present at the 3rd World Conference of Women’s Shelters which will be held in The Hague from 3 to 6 November this year. At the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus and with the contribution of the Dutch Foreign Ministry and the Dutch Foundation of Women’s Shelters, the conference’s project organization, the international community in The Hague met to be briefed about the upcoming 3rd World Conference and on how to support the project financially and practically.
Over a 1,000 relief workers from all over the world have already expressed the intention to register for the conference of which 500 have already registered definitely. Unfortunately it is still uncertain for a large group whether they can really attend the conference due to a lack of financial resources. The international community in The Hague wants to change this. During the meeting various initiatives were born to offer financial and practical help to the relief workers. For example, the Cypriot ambassador and his wife are ready to offer Bed & Breakfast accommodation during the conference for relief workers from Cyprus. Other initiatives announced were: People will cook for each other in exchange for money which will then be donated, there will be an art auction and participants to the conference can be “adopted”.
3rd World Conference of Women’s Shelters
The 3rd World Conference of Women’s Shelters is organized by the Dutch Foundation of Women’s Shelters on request from the Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS). The conference will be held in The Hague from 3 – 6 November 2015 and will be supported by sponsors, the Dutch government and the Municipality of The Hague. The most important goal of this conference is to offer a platform to women’s shelters and other partners in order to learn from one another and to exchange experiences. This exchange is meant to contribute to a systematic approach to eliminate violence against women and children.
