provide an important knowledge base for advice and legal aid centres for refugees in many countries.

c) Educate women and girls on their rights and provide legal aid, counselling and other support services

Legal Aid

States must provide support in the form of shelters, legal aid and medical, psychological, social and economic assistance.

At present, two legal aid centres for women are in operation i.e. the Legal Aid Centre for women under the Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice and the Legal Counseling Office on gender equality under the Women's Union.

The Government also supports and encourages social groups and other civil organizations to utilize their own resources to provide legal aid to children.

Jerusalem Legal Aid Center (JLAC), Jerusalem

Developing a legal aid system was not a priority in a least developed country however, legal aid was provided by some NGOs.

Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling

The donors provide post conflict aid.

It recommends the introduction of a specific law prohibiting domestic violence against women, which would provide for protection and exclusion orders and access to legal aid.

Fifteen medico legal centers have been established to facilitate easier access to medico legal aid.

ACTIVA, an Association of Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, with networks in some Provinces, also create opportunities for its members to attend several training courses, and provide legal aid.

Israel's disengagement had not changed Gaza's legal status as an occupied territory nor had it modified the Agency's mandate to provide aid and assistance to the refugee population.

Even though legal aid is free for both men and women, there are few women who resort to legal aid, mostly due to social and cultural pressures.

This will deter any abuse of the legal aid scheme.

With regard to legal aid, the State of Viet Nam has paid attention to increase legal aid activities, especially for poor people, people subject to State priority policies and women.

(g) Provide victims of domestic violence with safe and prompt access to justice, including free legal aid where necessary, in order to ensure them available, effective and sufficient remedies and rehabilitation

Provision should be made for effective legal representation of victims of violations of minority rights, including State legal aid

Apart from that, the Gambia had no legal aid system per se.

FIDA offered legal aid to women on a broad range of issues.

and aid you with wealth and sons, and provide you with gardens and provide you with streams.

and aid you with wealth and sons, and provide you with gardens and provide you with streams.

Development of multi sector prevention programs, including the legal aid component, health and counseling

In addition to the above, sticking firmly to the principle of the best interests of the child , the Government has created legal aid facilities which are required to provide legal assistance to children and ensure that the rights the law bestows upon them can truly be exercised.

In order to provide adequate protection to victims of trafficking, a Protocol has been signed on cooperation with NGO, which specifies the obligation of the competent bodies (primarily the police) to provide adequate support legal aid, medical protection, etc., to persons suspected to be victims of trafficking.

We already provide 55 per cent of all official development aid spent worldwide.

Legal reforms or the adoption of a family legal code can provide legal protection to families and their children.

The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

In 2002, the Ministry of Justice and the Women's Union registered a cooperation programme on legal information and education and legal aid for women.

While legal aid may be provided by either governmental or non governmental sources (whether national or international), such legal aid should meet adequate standards of quality, non discrimination, fairness and impartiality so as not to prejudice the restitution claims process.

As far as legal aid is concerned, and the access of women to the institutions where this aid is provided, men and women have an equal access.

Crisis centres provided temporary shelter, free legal aid, medical attention and counselling to women in distress.

Trafficking victims were taken in by church based centres, legal aid centres and women's rights centres.

Strict management and control of the legal aid system has led to strikes by defence counsel.

The Section faced several challenges during the period under review, including the rationalization of legal aid.

In addition to advocacy for the rights of refugees, UNHCR's efforts included helping develop programmes to provide advice and legal aid centres for refugees and involving NGOs in combating problems such as sexual and gender based violence (SGBV).

We also continue to provide practical support to the Palestinian people through our aid programme.

With respect to applications by children for legal aid, please refer to paragraph 25 of this report.

The lump sum system of payment under the legal aid programme has been evaluated by both tribunals.

Therefore, WFP will have to provide food aid to 1.5 million internally displaced persons through 2006.

Norway stated that communications with Norway concerning legal aid might be made in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and English.

Women's lack of access to legal information, aid or protection is said to contribute to violence against women.

If yes, please provide an outline of the relevant legal provisions.

Do they suppose that whatever aid We provide them in regard to wealth and children is because