Turning Laws into Actions: Eliminating Gender-based Violence in Asia-Pacific
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Summit on Gender-based Violence
June 16-18, 2021 I Hong Kong I Live on Zoom
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The 3rd Asia-Pacific Summit on Gender-based Violence will focus on the enforcement and judicial process of gender-based violence (GBV) related laws. It will bring together strategic international organizations, grassroots organizations, high-level experts and survivors across the region to:
(1) identify key challenges, trends and strategic areas of GBV in the region;
(2) provide a platform to highlight and share innovative solutions and exchange good practices and lessons learned on strategies for different forms of GBV;
(3) build a regional network to enforce the national commitment and create a space for the monitoring and evaluation of states and NGOs.
The three-day summit will be held online on the Zoom platform and will feature over 30 speakers from India, Korea, Nepal, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China to share their experiences and discuss six themes. Simultaneous English/Putonghua/Cantonese interpretation will be provided throughout the summit. It is open to activists, NGO workers and researchers on the topic of gender-based violence, as well as to the general public. Participants must register in advance.
Code of Conduct
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Summit on Gender-based Violence is committed to ensuring that everyone has a fulfilling experience at the Forum, and to making the platform as inclusive and productive as possible in order to ensure a safe environment of respect and inclusion for all participants. Please follow these principles in all spaces of the Forum, including public and private channels and direct messages. If you have experienced any form of harassment or encountered a hostile online environment on the The 3rd Asia-Pacific Summit on Gender-based Violence platform, please report the experience to equality@hku.hk and we will address the situation. The organizers have the right and responsibility to remove anyone who does not adhere to these principles.