RECOMMENDATIONS: Combating VAWG as a Major Barrier to Women's Participation in Syria

It is also a means to urge for the inclusion of women´s rights in all decision-making and policy agendas linked to political transition towards democracy in Syria. The Common Agenda is also a tool to raise broader awareness about violence against women and girls, its devastating effect on women and how it is used to prevent women from public and political participations. The Common Agenda was developed through a year-long consultation process with over 250 Syrian activists, gender, and legal experts from over 100 organisations and initiatives, as part of the program "Enhancing women's participation in decision-making and peace-building processes in Syria" funded by the European Union.