Financing Women’s Justice Needs: Global Perspectives on Violence Against Women, and a Case Study on Uganda

In the report Financing Women’s Justice Needs: Global Perspectives on Violence against Women, and a Case Study on Uganda, the different organisation responsible for this report including IDLO and UNDP stress that woman’s right to be free from violence is, first and foremost, a basic human right. It’s also part of the SDGs. As documented in the 2019 Justice for Women report, the case for investing in violence prevention and response arises from avoiding the major costs associated with such violence. Survivors of violence encounter health costs, often suffer loss of productivity and experience financial hardship. Although, data on national spending on violence against women is not available in any global financial databases. A thorough analysis of Uganda shows significant progress in implementing budgeting for women through policies, laws, and systems. However, financing for the delivery of justice for violence against women is still inadequate. The available evidence shows that interventions aimed at reducing the prevalence of violence against women and improving care for survivors remain grossly under-resourced in Uganda. The report made several recommendations for government, development partners for increasing budget spending on violence against women, on closing justice gaps and increasing accountability.