A/HRC/23/17 E/CN.6/2013/8 breaking new ground with novel approaches and learning in the field, as illustrated in the following examples: (a) The organization Concern Worldwide will work to reduce school-related gender-based violence in the Nsanje district of Malawi by partnering with local non-governmental organizations and government agencies to establish effective awareness, prevention and response mechanisms and promote equal access to quality primary education for girls and at-risk children in 25 schools. In Papua New Guinea, Voice for Change, a local women’s human rights organization, will support the local government in drafting by-laws for the newly established Jiwaka Province to address many forms of violence against women that remain widespread in the province; (b) Five new grantees will focus on strengthening local and national laws, policies and action plans that address violence against women. In Peru, DEMUS will build on its record of successful advocacy for legislative change by seeking improved application of the new Peruvian Criminal Procedure Code for cases of sexual violence by strengthening the capacity of justice officials responsible for providing protection and reparation to women survivors. In Belize, the Women’s Department will lead efforts towards the implementation of the country’s National Plan of Action on Gender-based Violence, prioritizing primary prevention by addressing the causes of violence against women through specialized school curricula and the engagement of teachers as allies. The Women’s Resource Centre in Armenia will promote the Government’s accountability for the implementation of the 2011-2015 Strategic Action Plan to Combat Gender-based Violence through developing monitoring mechanisms and providing recommendations to relevant government agencies on legal and policy changes. The United Nations country team in Serbia will contribute to the establishment of a coordinated institutional response to address violence against women, in line with the National Strategy for Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Women in the Family and in Intimate Partner Relationships 2011, through a set of prevention and protection measures. The Institute for the Advancement of Gender Equality in Cape Verde will spearhead implementation of the 2011 Gender-based Violence Law with a focus on the prevention of violence and the coordinated institutional response of the Government and non-governmental organizations; (c) The Trust Fund is supporting four new programmes in conflict, post-conflict and transitional settings in 2012, awarding close to $3.5 million to these vital initiatives and providing grants for the first time to programmes in Libya. The International Medical Corps will work to ensure that gender-based violence is appropriately addressed and prioritized by local and national authorities during Libya’s current transitional period. It will increase the service and coordination capacities of Government and community-based service providers and train people in five key facilities across the country on gender-based violence guiding principles and psychological first aid. The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice will address the matter of accountability for gender-based crimes in the context of four armed conflict and post-conflict settings where the International Criminal Court is conducting ongoing investigations. The grantee will strengthen local capacity to undertake documentation programmes in order to generate credible data on genderbased crimes. The International Centre for Transitional Justice will work to ensure that transitional justice mechanisms are designed to address the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence in six programme countries, by providing 12-64357 15