National Gender Policy and Plan on HIV And AIDS

Country	Papua New Guinea
Year	2006 - 2010
Type of Measure	Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Child, early and forced marriage, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

One of the four main priorities of the National Gender Policy and Plan on HIV and AIDS (2006-2010) is gender-based violence (p. 39). The Gender Policy also links the spread of HIV/AIDS to gender-based violence.

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Source of Information

National AIDS Council of Papua New Guinea; UN Women