FNU calls for a reset in Fiji’s response to gender-based violence
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- Fiji National University Vice-Chancellor Unaisi Nabobo-Baba called for a rethink of the country’s response to gender-based violence.
- She said prevalence rates have not improved despite decades of legislation, policies and more than $140 million invested in addressing the issue.
Fiji is being urged to reset its approach to gender-based violence, after years of laws, policies and spending failed to improve the country’s prevalence rate.
Professor Unaisi Nabobo-Baba, vice-chancellor of Fiji National University, made the call while speaking about the country’s response to gender-based violence.
More than $140 million has been invested in tackling the issue, alongside decades of legislation and policy interventions. Nabobo-Baba said those efforts have not produced a better prevalence rate, prompting her to argue that Fiji needs to rethink its approach.
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