World conference on domestic violence

Women around the world are subject to all kinds of violence and in most cases their attackers are their partners or their in-laws, and who lose their lives because they cannot escape from the abusive environments they are trapped in. Safe shelters are therefore crucial in every society as they may be the only place for an abused woman to seek safety in. The second World Conference of Women Shelters that ended on March 1 in Washington with 96 countries participating indicates the extent of this crisis.
The four day conference organised by the US National Network to end Domestic Violence and the Global network of Women's Shelters highlighted the innumerable ways that women are victim of domestic and other kinds of violence. Some of the most important agendas of the conference were to discuss how the number of safe homes could be increased, how existing shelters for women could be improved and how better counselling services could be provided to victims.
According to the findings, it was established that women victims all over the world have to face many obstacles before they finally are able to get help. At the same time when are able to reach these shelters, they are significantly benefitted.
Another point the conference raised is the huge cost domestic violence burdens a country with in terms of health expenditure, legal and economic costs. If women are being abused at home, they cannot be productive citizens. The cycle of violence, therefore, continues and creates an unhealthy, unhappy society.
While preventing the violence is an ongoing crusade for every nation, governments must come forward to provide more safe shelters for victims with the help of existing organisations that are already doing commendable work in this area, and do so immediately.