The Global Coalition against Domestic Violence (GCA-DV)'s plans are highly advanced for the staging of the 2010 Global Domestic Violence Conference to be held at Prince Hotel in KL, Malaysia.

PHUKET, THAILAND, September 27, 2010 (Press-News.org) Western Australia's Minister for Child Protection, Community Services and Women's Interests, Hon. Robyn McSweeney is one of the featured speakers who will be speaking about WA's "Safe at Home Program" during the 2010 Global Domestic Violence Conference. Over the last decade, action to address violence against women has become a priority in many countries. However despite these advances, violence against women and girls is a global pandemic. The problem remains universal, with women and girls affected by violence in every region and every country.

The year 2010 is an important time to reflect on progress, as it marks the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 and the 10th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. A recent 10-country study on domestic violence conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) still revealed between 15-71% of women reported physical or sexual violence by a husband or partner.

This 3-day event will offer a unique experience for the delegates. Attending this event presents an opportunity for workers in the field of domestic violence and human rights to form new alliances and opportunities at the same time gaining an intricate working knowledge of presented successful community programs and efficient strategy implementation outside your everyday working environment that may lead to improving your own's applied strategies in the eradication of domestic violence. Therefore it must be noted that this conference is all about networking and resource building for workers in the field of domestic violence and as such we are offering a special discounted rate for people and NGOs who have interest in tackling domestic violence. The discounted registration rate will be 1,000 USD however offered on a first come, first serve basis as only limited seats are available.

One of the network's future plans is to establish a national conference in many countries who expresses interest in further growing the network. Talks are underway with several countries to bring this to fruition. We therefore invite you and your organization in joining the network and participating in this unique and uplifting experience.

For more information regarding this event, please visit the conference website at http://www.domesticviolenceconference.net or email us at sosmedical@ymail.com