Tunisia-UN: Agreement to protect women against violence Nine Tunisian ministries involved with six UN offices, society

(ANSAmed) - TUNIS, MAY 5 - An agreement to improve a support network for women and girls victims of violence has been forged in Tunis by Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui and UN resident coordinator in Tunisia, Diego Zorrilla.



The program is part of the foreign ministry's objective to ''intensify efforts to guarantee the implementation of human rights to improve support for women and girls victims of violence and ensure their access to adequate healthcare, social and judicial services'', according to a statement issued by the ministry.



Six UN offices and nine Tunisian ministries are involved in the protocol, along with many civil society associations.



(ANSAmed)