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Latin America and the Caribbean is a dangerous place for women. More than 50 percent of the women on the continent have been victims of some form of violence. In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN-INSTRAW is launching a media kit on violence against women and human security in the region as well as a new study about gender and security sector reform in the Dominican Republic.

Consolidating Peace: for a more secure region without violence against women (in Spanish with English subtitles)

• United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign
• 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence
• UN-INSTRAW´s Gender, Peace and Security Programme
• Statistics on gender-based violence in Latin America (ECLAC)
  
• Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean
• UNIC Mexico´s materials for 25 November
  
• UNIFEM´s Say NO Campaign
• UNIFEM Mexico
• Colectiva Mujer y Salud
  

Communications Associate