Annotation:
This report summarizes the results of an expert group meeting on good practices in ending violence against women that took place in Vienna, Austria in May 2005. The report begins with a background on violence against women and a discussion on its definition. Using examples, the remainder of the report focuses on good and promising practices in law, provision of services and prevention. The report emphasizes that what are considered good practices are not necessarily universal and depend on the context of their implementation. In its conclusion, the report identifies remaining challenges including the involvement of men in the campaign to end violence against women. [Descriptors: Violence Against Women, International]