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The action “16 days against violence” started in Odessa region
16:23 / 25.11.2008

ODESSA, NOVEMBER, 25TH, 2008, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE – Today, on November 25th, the international action “16 days against violence” started in Odessa and Odessa region, IA “Context-Prichernomorie” correspondent reports.

This was reported to the agency today, on November 25th, during the press-conference by the head of the Administration of family and youth affairs of Odessa regional government administration Vladimir Kirov.

V. Kirov informed that the action would last 16 days – from November 25th to December 10th. This year the action is held in Ukraine for the second time. The aim of this annual action is developing of policy of violence stopping in the whole world, realization of specific measures of prevention of any kinds of violence.

“The term of the action holding is symbolic – today is the International day of struggle for the liquidation of violence against women, and the 1st of December is the Day of memory of the dead of AIDS, and also some other events of similar type. Our main goal is popularization of normal life in families, intensified work with people that are on the preventive books in the home affairs bodies, holding of mass actions both in educational establishments and among the representatives of services of family and youth affairs – district, regional ones”, the head of the Administration noted.

V. Kirov also noted that for the time of the action holding of two seminars-trainings of the social sphere workers is planned – in questions of prevention of violence in family and human traffic – and also training seminars in these questions.

The days of open doors which will be held by district police officers are planned – they will provide consultations to the citizens.