The agreement will be signed amid the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) and U.N. Women will sign Tuesday in Quito an agreement to fight violence against women.
This agreement was proposed and boosted by Ernesto Samper, UNasur General Secretary, who back in October assured that even though the agency was already working on fighting violence against women, Unasur wanted to deeply commit to gender issues.
The agreement will be signed amid the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The celebration of this day was established by the U.N. in 1999 to commemorate murder of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican political activists murdered on November 25, 1960, by the dictator, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.
Minou Tavaréz Mirabal, daughter of Minerva Mirabal, one of the murdered sisters, will attend the ceremony.
Although the details of the Unasur-U.N. agreement were not disclosed, Samper issued a tweet early Tuesday, which stated: “On the Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Unasur and U.N. Women will sign and agreement to include gender issues in our programs.”
Fonte: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Unasur-UN-Announce-Plan-to-Fight-Violence-Against-Women---20141125-0026.html
