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- Presence in International
Conferences
1. Participation in the UNHCRAnnual
Consultation Sitting with NGOs Active
in the Refugees Field – Geneva
This sitting takes place every year in
Geneva, Switzerland. With the background
of education cooperation with the UNHCR
in Tehran, the ODVVhas an active presence
in these sittings every year.
2. Participation in the 6th Forum on
Minorities
The representatives of the ODVV
participated in the 6th Minorities Session
in the framework of 6 items, which was
eld on 26-27 November 2013 in the
European Headquarters of the United
Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and read
two statements on the two items in support
of the protection of the right to existence
and prevent of violence against religious
minorities and promotion and protection
of the identities of religious minorities.
3. Participation in all Human Rights
Council Sessions
As a nongovernmental organization in
Special Consultative Status to ECOSOC,
the ODVV continually and annually
participates in all Human Rights Council
Sessions, The reports of all these activities
are available at the ODVV offices.
4. Participation in the 58th Session of
the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women
The ODVV took part in this Session
of the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women, the theme of
which was the right to education for girls and
women. This session was held on 18-30 July
2014inGenevabytheCommittee Elimination
of all Forms of Discrimination Against
Women, which monitors the implementation
of the contents of the Convention on the
Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination
against Women. The ODVV submitted its
statement in this Session.Another of the
ODVV activities at the international level
is participation in the 7th Minorities Forum
of the Human Rights Council, and the 20th
Session of the Working Group of the UPR.
Related Recommendation:
Migrants and Refugees Rights.
Attention to migrants and refugees is
another human rights activity of the
ODVV, which has particular attention.
- Education Projects on Refugees
1 – Prevention of Domestic Violence
and Life Skills for Afghan Refugees in
Varamin Project– 2014
2 – Prevention of Domestic Violence
and Life Skills for Afghan Refugees in
Kan Project – 2013
3 – Promotion of Mental and Social
Health of Afghan Refugees in Shahr-e-
Rey Project
4 – Strengthening of the Family
Institution and Prevention of Violence
Project
5 – Promotion of Community Based
Awareness for the Prevention of GBV
Project
The abovementioned projects were
planned and implemented over a five