Australian government, in association with the United Nations has launched safe consultation for the women and girls who have survived violence.
“Launching the guidance on “Safe consultations with survivors of violence against women and girls” is a pleasure for Australia, @GRforWomen, and @UN Women. All efforts to end gender-based violence must centre on victims and survivors”, Australian Ambassador and Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mitch Fifield said on Twitter.
The “survivor-centered approach,” which puts the needs, wants, and human rights of women and girl survivors at the heart of service delivery, is one of the guiding principles for the provision of all necessary services and coordination of those services.
Making sure that survivors’ perspectives and inputs are included in response policies, practises, and procedures is a major difficulty encountered by many organisations striving to end violence against women. Survivors have a variety of needs and dangers. Violence is not always experienced by women and girls in the same manner. An effective intervention decreases the likelihood of further injury and suffering while taking into account the specifics of each person’s situation.
In order to include survivors’ voices in efforts to change the system, UN Women and Global Rights for Women have developed “Safe consultations with survivors of violence against women and girls,” which is intended to provide practical steps, safety measures, and actions that government agencies, civil society organisations, and survivor organisations can take.
In order to address the needs of various groups of women and girls, particularly those who are more likely to experience violence and discrimination, this guidance is meant to assist policymakers in developing survivor-centered programming on eliminating violence against women and girls. It can be used to programme in the social services, judicial and policing, and health sectors as well as to coordinate efforts in these areas, and it will assist raise the calibre and effectiveness of the vital services provided to abused women and girls.
