Provincial Support Units Provide Economic and Psychosocial Suport

Country	Argentina
Year	2021
Type of Measure	Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

The local or provincial Support Units (UDA) has provided economic and psychosocial suport to 152,089 people in situations of gender violence, since its launch in 2021. 686 Support Units were set up in more than 661 municipalities at the federal level and in the 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. In addition, 26 projects for people in situations of gender based violence have been financed.

Source of Information

The Government of Argentina's submission for the 2022 Secretary General’s Report on the implementation of the General Assembly Resolutions on Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls