Global: Fund to end gender violence puts donors to the test

The UN "Trust Fund to End Violence against Women" has risen significantly over the last year: from 3.5 million dollars in 2006 to over 15 million dollars in 2007. The UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), which manages the Trust Fund on behalf of the UN system, has now set an ambitious goal: to raise about 100 million dollars a year by 2015. Since it was set up in 1997, the Trust Fund has received over 33 million dollars, nearly half of it last year.