The prevention of the gender based violence in Armenia needs consistent work by the civil society representatives and policy makers. The actions implemented in this area aim at eliminating the GBV and raising public awareness on GBV and its prevention in the country.

The Armenian Government with the resolution of the Prime Minister of Armenia on 30 March 2010 created an Interagency Commission, aimed at raising effectiveness of actions implemented to prevent GBV, information collection as well as for drafting the National Programme on Combating Gender Based Violence. ICHD will be represented in the Commission by its expert in this area.

ICHD has an extensive experience in combating GBV. Since September 2008 the Center leads a Consortium of civil society institutions striving to develop an environment conducive for the elimination of gender-based violence in Armenia and to implement the country’s commitments in this area.