REPORT: Launching Conference – The 2021 Regional Index on Violence Against Women and Girls

To follow up on the implementation of the Ministerial Declaration of the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference (November 27, 2017, Cairo), in the area of combating violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda (WPSA), the EuroMed Feminist Initiative has, since 2019, implemented a multi-year regional program titled “Combating VAWG in the Southern Mediterranean,” funded by the European Union (EU). As part of this effort, it established the Regional Observatory as an independent mechanism to monitor the implementation of the Ministerial Declaration in the aforementioned area. The Regional Observatory is hosted in the regional office of the EuroMed Feminist Initiative in Amman, Jordan. The conference aimed to launch the 2021 Regional Index on VAWG and to discuss the main results, scope, and potential use of the findings at both national and regional policy levels. The conference also aimed to provide policy recommendations on combating VAWG.