Sec. 3203. Comprehensive international strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, with the assistance of the Administrator, shall— develop a comprehensive, 5-year international strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally; submit the strategy developed under paragraph
(1)to the appropriate congressional committees; and make the strategy available to the public. In developing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— Federal agencies with expertise preventing and responding to violence against women and girls or administering international programs; the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons; and representatives of civil society organizations with demonstrated experience in combating violence against women and girls or promoting women’s health or women’s development issues internationally. The strategy developed under subsection
(a)shall— identify 5 to 20 countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls, including within displaced communities, that have the government or nongovernment organizational capacity to manage and implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities; include individual, comprehensive plans for prevention and response in each of the countries identified under paragraph
(1)(hereafter in this chapter referred to as country plans ); estimate the resource requirements for carrying out each country plan, including the proposed sources of funding and amounts to be contributed by or sought from partner countries and other public and private donors; specify the roles and responsibilities of each Federal agency in carrying out the strategy; ensure that the country plans are integrated with Country Development Cooperation Strategies required under section 1018 and action plans for human rights and democracy required under section 3103, as appropriate; explain the mechanisms and processes for consultation and coordination with partner countries and other public and private donors in all stages of planning and implementation of each country plan; and describe the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to be used for each country plan. Each country plan should incorporate at least 2 of the following activities: Enhancing the capacity of the health sector to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Developing and enforcing civil and criminal legal and judicial sanctions, protections, training, and capacity. Supporting efforts to change social norms and attitudes so that violence against women and girls is neither condoned nor tolerated. Expanding access of women and girls to quality education. Increasing economic opportunities for women, including through access to credit, vocational training, property ownership, and inheritance rights.