EU network on prevention of gender-based violence and domestic violence

The aim of the Network is to provide the space for Member States and candidate countries to:

• discuss needs for violence prevention which are not sufficiently addressed or new or emerging, and possible avenues to improve prevention
• map effective measures and approaches for violence prevention, e.g. how to involve specific target groups and professionals, work with communities, engage men and boys etc.
• share knowledge and tools for effective risk assessment and detection of vulnerabilities
• exchange existing good practices and lessons learned

Gender-based violence – or violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately – remains one of our societies’ biggest challenges and is deeply rooted in gender inequality. Gender-based violence, in all its forms, remains under-reported and overlooked, both inside and outside the EU. With its accession to the Istanbul Convention, the EU has committed to do all it can to prevent and combat gender-based violence, support and protect victims of such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable for their abusive behaviour.

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