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10 WWW. UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2013 tims of trafficking are documented, who then r e- ceive assistance fro m the International Organiz a- tion for Migration in Ukraine. There are also a number of women's NGOs in Ukraine that g ive substantive assistance to victims — particularly La Strada and Rozrada. Having the status of a person who suffered from trafficking, a victim can access proper care and receive financial compensation. However, t he situation with trafficking has recently changed considerably; it has become increasingly difficult to ide ntify victims, to pr o- vide assistance, to conduct preventive work, and to effectively investigate cases of trafficking . There has been , in particular, a significant drop in t he number of victims who return from the Eur o- pean Union (18% in 2011 compared with 28% in 2010). The most popular destinations for Ukrai n- ian s are Russia and Poland. I must say that the above phenomena in Ukraine are the result of a lack of gender policy and a lack of women in the government . Insuff i- cient representation of women at higher levels of decision - making is not only contrary to the pri n- ciples of parity democracy, but also reduces the efficiency of public admi nistration, causing lack of att ention to social issues. Despite the high educational and profe s- sional potential of women in Ukraine and the a b- sence of direct contradiction between the UN Convention “ On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ” and Ukrainian legislation, quantitative representation of women in the Supreme Council of Ukraine ( and in the hi gher levels of the government ) remains very low : only every tenth deputy in the Verkhovna Rada is a woman . Demands of women activists and some public for a 30% quota for women de p- uties in the parliament are unheeded. Among the total number of government employees, the proportion of women is only 14.7% and the higher the level, the fewer the proportion of women. The relatively high numbers of women in local government — about 40% — show that there is a substantial reserve of women who are exper i- enced professio nals and who are able to work at the national level . I t is very important for us not to let these numbers drop in the future. Local women's organizations understand the importance of the issues that are discussed today and do everything possible , according to their ability. Unfortunately , the support of such organizations by the state is almost absent. We understand that in order to be successful in co m- bating violence , there should be responsible state policy , as well as unit y and cooperation bet ween law enforcement , mass media, the business se c- tor, and the public. Ukraine was among 17 other countries that signed the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against wo m- en and domestic violence , which testifies to Ukraine 's willingness to introduce international standards in eliminating violence against women and girls. We would be happy if countries that have experience in combating violence could a s- sist us in adapting Ukrainian legislation to inte r- national standards . Thank you. President of NCW of Ukraine, Liudmyla Yakovlieva, p resents a Ukrainian torte to the gathering on March 3th . « Our Life » has a new e - mail address ! Please send your submissions, questions, or suggestions in either English or Ukrainian to : unwlaourlife @ gmail . com Thank you ! « Our Life » Editors
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