In the field of violence against women, the Consultative Committee concluded that, given UNIFEM's increasing involvement in crises such as HIV/AIDS and post-conflict, a wider interpretation of the violence against women focus appeared warranted. The Committee invited UNIFEM to consider expanding the scope of the existing Trust Fund on violence agai...

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