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28. In Belarus, the Trust Fund supported a project run by the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF and the International Organization for
Migration to strengthen capacity to prevent and address intimate partner vio lence
through the creation of multisectoral teams and the development of Cooperation
Protocols. In addition, referral mechanisms were established in three pilot sites
(Minsk; the Moskovskiy district of Brest City; and the Kobryn and Kamieniec
districts of Brest oblast) to strengthen access to social and legal services for
survivors of intimate partner violence. More than 3,700 callers have benefited from
a nationwide toll-free hotline for domestic violence, staffed by five trained
specialists who provide psychological, legal and social support.
29. In Grenada, the standard operating procedures for medical personnel and
stakeholders were approved by the Cabinet in May 2014. These were developed by
the Ministry of Social Development, a Trust Fund grantee, in c ollaboration with the
Ministry of Health and the Pan-American Health Organization and were designed to
facilitate the implementation of a multisectoral initiative to increase outreach to
survivors and improve the quality of health and justice services.
30. The Albanian Network against Gender Violence and Trafficking, led by the
Refleksione Association, piloted a multisectoral project aimed at ensuring the
effective implementation of new legislation in Albania on domestic violence. By
the end of the project, a referral mechanism for women experiencing domestic
violence has been established not only in the 10 municipalities targeted by the
project, but also in 12 others where the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and the Refleksione Association had initiated similar projects; that is, in a
total of 22 of Albania’s 65 municipalities. A network of 12 shelters and counselling
centres was also established, to ensure the development and implementation of
harmonized standards of services throughout Albania.
Advancing transitional justice and addressing violence against women and girls
in emergency settings
31. In 2014, violence in conflict and post-conflict settings continued to garner
international attention. In June, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign
and Commonwealth Affairs and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, co-chaired the Global Summit to End
Sexual Violence in Conflict. The International Protocol on the Documentation and
Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Basic Standards of Best Practice on
the Documentation of Sexual Violence as a Crime under International Law is a
result of this initiative. A current Trust Fund grantee, Physicians for Human Rights,
was instrumental in designing the Protocol. 6
32. In addition, in June the Secretary-General issued a guidance note on
reparations for conflict-related sexual violence that develops policy and operational
guidance for United Nations action. 7 The note mentions that the Trust Fund has
been a key resource for funding reparations for survivors of sexual violence in
Sierra Leone.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation o f Sexual Violence in Conflict:
Basic Standards of Best Practice on the Documentation of Sexual Violence as a Crime under
International Law (London, June 2014).
Available from http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Press/GuidanceNoteReparationsJune-2014.pdf.
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