Country Sao Tome and Principe
Year 2014
Type of Measure Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


The country elaborated and adopted the first National Strategy to Combat Gender-Based Violence (2014-2018), aimed at mitigating harmful effects of GBV, and to have an instrument of coordination of all actors involved in its fight and promotion of Gender Equality and Equity in Sao Tome and Principe.

Source of Information

São Tome and Principe's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019.

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