Suva (Fiji), 19-22 March 2024 – The CoE, in partnership with the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality and the Fiji Bureau of Statistics (FBoS), has initiated the piloting phase of the Statistical Framework for Measuring the Gender-Related Killing of Women and Girls (also referred to as “femicide/feminicide”) in Fiji.
Developed jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women in 2019, the Framework received endorsement from the UN Statistical Commission in 2022. Subsequently, UNODC and UN Women were tasked with piloting it in volunteer countries worldwide to facilitate the implementation process. Joining the pilot, Fiji will become the first country in the Pacific region to implement the Framework.
The inaugural meeting, held on Tuesday, was attended by key national institutions and NGOs responsible for homicide and/or Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) statistics' production, collection, analysis, and dissemination. During this session, the CoEs provided insights into the Framework, its origin and its implementation process. Additionally, FBoS and the Fiji Police Force delivered presentations outlining their practices for collecting and producing intentional homicide/femicide data, addressing their mandates and challenges. Thirteen participants representing their respective institutions attended the meeting.
Following the kick-off, the CoEs conducted a series of bilateral meetings with relevant institutions to assess homicide data collection in Fiji. These meetings aimed to gather information about the homicide data collection systems and identify necessary adjustments to align the data with the Framework.
Upon completion of the data assessment, the organizing institutions will design a tailored workshop to address Fiji's specific needs and compile a list of recommendations for aligning the country’s homicide data collection with the Framework.
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