In the framework of the UNFPA GBV regional strategy for
the Arab States, considering the leading role that UNFPA
is having globally on GBV and the need on the ground to
consolidate and share knowledge on the issue, UNFPA
Regional Office for the Arab States decided to develop,
in partnership with CAWTAR, a virtual platform to share
GBV news, studies, research and other related works. A
smart knowledge sharing between actors is emerging as a
critical mechanism to foster learning across and enrich
the GBV prevention and response practices among national
and regional boundaries. This knowledge exchange is
based on both a desire to share and, a desire to learn.
Based on the research experience and knowledge on the
topic, CAWTAR is the most suitable regional entity for
UNFPA to partner with. CAWTAR is, indeed, the
administrator of a similar virtual platform on gender
issues: the gender clearing house. The Gender Clearing
house offers information and data in different formats
(pdf, videos, listing, press review, specialized
bibliographies, training kits, reports…) on gender
issues such as: Women and economic participation, Women
and decision making, Women and environment.
CAWTAR and UNFPA regional office for the Arab States
co-administer the GBV knowledge platform.
Objectives of the GBV knowledge Platform are:
- Enhance knowledge sharing on
GBV
- Collect published research
in (Arabic, English and French) on GBV since the year
2000
- Establish a community of
practice to exchange good practices and lessons learned
on GBV
- Take stock of existent
researches, in order to avoid duplication of studies in
the future
