Country Syrian Arab Republic
Year 2009
Type of Measure Work with public private sectors > Media
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


The Syrian Commission for Family Affairs, in conjunction with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), ran a training course for media personnel on how to promote women’s issues, in particular that of violence against women.

Source of Information

Response of the Syrian Government to the questionnaire on violence against women, 2008