The 2024 Regional Index for VAWG is the third edition of the Index. The first two editions (2020 and 2021) involved 7 countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In 2023-2024, Syria and Iraq joined the Index, which now comprises 9 countries which are: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia.
In the 2024 Regional Index, all indicators and sub-indicators were reviewed in light of increasing of the number of the countries joining the Index and following the new developments and changes of forms of VAWG in the region. Reviewing the Index was accomplished through the Regional Expert Roundtable that was held on 27-28 November 2024, in Baghdad. The Roundtable was attended by 34 experts in the field of combating VAWG from concerned ministries, government institutions and civil society from the 9 Index countries as well as international experts.
The overall objective of the Regional Index on VAWG is to provide a global documentation on laws, public policies and services related to VAWG that allows a diagnosis of the state of legislation and tools put in place to address VAWG in the region.
