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Women represent 79 per cent of intimate partner homicides; one in three women has experienced physical violence since the age of 15; and almost one in five women has experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. 10. Since the age of 15, one in four women (23 per cent) has experienced violence by an intimate partner, one in four women (23 per cent) has experienced emotional abuse by an intimate partner and one in six women (16 per cent) has experienced physical or sexual 1 The Rapporteur notes the use of the term “domestic violence” and “family violence”, with the former being used under state and territory domestic violence laws and the latter the terminology used under the Family Law Act. (...) Imprisoned women have commonly experienced domestic violence and sexual assault, but they rarely have access to programmes or support to assist them to deal with trauma.

Crime surveys for England and Wales reveal that 30 per cent of A/HRC/29/27/Add.2 4 GE.15-10076 women reported having experienced some domestic abuse since the age of 16, and 7 per cent reported having experienced some type of domestic abuse in the course of the last year.1 In 2012–2013, 77 women were killed by their partners or ex-partners.2 10. (...) A 2014 Europe-wide survey on violence against women found that 29 per cent of respondents in the United Kingdom had experienced physical and/or sexual violence committed by a current and/or previous partner since the age of 15. (...) A 2012 study shows that of 67 women who were refused asylum interviewed, 67 per cent had become destitute, and of those 16 per cent had experienced sexual violence while destitute.62 63.

Desk review will be conducted only by experienced experts. The GHG inventory of each aAnnex I Party shall be subjected to an in-country review by an ERT at least once every [4] years. (...) Desk reviews will be conducted only by experienced FCCC/SBSTA/2014/L.28 GE.14-23703 15 experts.] (...) Such assessment with the support of experienced review experts should take place every five years and the result of it should be considered at the following meeting of the lead reviewers. note: deleted text to be reviewed and placed in a COP decision 69.

ICCD/CRIC(11)/15 GE.13-60111 23 Annex I [English only] Evaluation of difficulties experienced by reporting entities with impact indicators based on e-SMART criteria7 1. (...) ICCD/CRIC(11)/15 GE.13-60111 27 Annex II [English only] Evaluation of difficulties experienced by reporting entities with performance indicators based on e-SMART criteria Table 1 Number of affected country Parties that experienced difficulties with reporting on performance indicators Economic Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound ACP CONS-O-1 18 10 30 20 11 11 40 CONS-O-3 15 14 18 19 14 6 36 CONS-O-4 14 17 19 18 10 9 37 CONS-O-5 9 9 8 7 6 10 24 CONS-O-7 11 13 15 14 8 13 30 CONS-O-8 8 11 10 13 6 9 27 CONS-O-9 6 13 13 7 5 7 23 CONS-O-10 9 15 12 8 5 11 28 CONS-O-11 8 13 17 7 6 5 25 CONS-O-13 9 10 13 10 11 4 27 CONS-O-14 11 9 8 12 9 5 26 CONS-O-16 11 6 10 10 8 5 30 CONS-O-17 12 13 12 9 11 11 30 CONS-O-18 10 13 12 11 9 8 30 Affected country Parties 30 33 37 35 26 26 --- ICCD/CRIC(11)/15 28 GE.13-60111 Figure 1 Evaluation of difficulties experienced by affected country Parties with performance indicators based on e-SMART criteria Table 2 Number of developed country Parties that experienced difficulties with reporting on performance indicators Economic Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound DCP CONS-O-1 2 2 4 3 2 2 5 CONS-O-3 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 CONS-O-4 3 1 4 1 1 2 5 CONS-O-6 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 CONS-O-7 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 CONS-O-8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 CONS-O-11 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 CONS-O-13 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 CONS-O-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONS-O-15 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Developed country Parties 3 3 4 4 3 2 --- ICCD/CRIC(11)/15 GE.13-60111 29 Figure 2 Evaluation of difficulties experienced by developed country Parties with performance indicators based on e-SMART criteria Table 3 Number of subregional entities that experienced difficulties with reporting on performance indicators Economic Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound SRAP total CONS-O-1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 CONS-O-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CONS-O-4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 CONS-O-5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 CONS-O-7 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 CONS-O-8 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 CONS-O-10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CONS-O-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONS-O-13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONS-O-14 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 CONS-O-16 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CONS-O-17 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CONS-O-18 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 SRAP 1 0 1 2 1 2 --- ICCD/CRIC(11)/15 30 GE.13-60111 Figure 3 Evaluation of difficulties experienced by subregional entities with performance indicators based on e-SMART criteria Table 4 Number of non-reporting country Parties 9 that experienced difficulties with reporting on performance indicators Economic Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound ACP CONS-O-1 7 5 12 3 5 4 17 CONS-O-3 4 6 4 3 3 5 12 CONS-O-4 7 5 4 6 4 3 14 CONS-O-5 8 2 1 3 2 3 10 CONS-O-7 4 6 3 3 2 4 12 CONS-O-8 8 7 3 6 3 6 15 CONS-O-9 6 6 6 4 3 5 13 CONS-O-10 10 6 5 4 4 2 13 CONS-O-11 10 7 6 5 4 4 15 CONS-O-13 6 3 4 2 3 5 10 CONS-O-14 8 7 2 1 4 7 14 CONS-O-16 8 5 4 3 2 2 12 CONS-O-17 7 4 5 3 3 3 10 CONS-O-18 10 5 5 6 3 3 15 Particular aspect of indicators (total) 103 74 64 52 45 56 --- 9 None of the developed country Parties or subregional or regional action programme entities evaluated performance indicators based on e-SMART criteria. ICCD/CRIC(11)/15 GE.13-60111 31 Figure 4 Evaluation of difficulties experienced by non-reporting entities with performance indicators based on e-SMART criteria

According to Statistics Canada research, the proportion of visible minorities who felt they had experienced discrimination was twice that of non-visible minorities. Overall, 81 per cent of visible minorities who felt that they had experienced discrimination believed that it was because of their race or ethnic origin. (...) Central and South American students experienced dropout rates of 37 per cent and the rate for students of East-African descent was 32 per cent.

Many of them also suffered displacement, loss of property and of access to such services as education and health. Women experienced the loss of loved ones and saw their capacity to fulfil their traditional roles limited by the fear and trauma they had experienced during the conflict.9 13. (...) Approximately 64 per cent of women aged between 15 and 49 years and who had been in a relationship reported having experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner.15 It also found a significant overlap of emotional, physical and sexual violence against women perpetrated by intimate partners, with 58 per cent of respondents having experienced both physical and sexual violence, 14 per cent physical violence only, and 28 per cent sexual violence only.16 Another important finding was that 90 per cent of women who reported having experienced violence had experienced it at the hands of an intimate partner, 30 per cent of both intimate and non-partners, and only 10 per cent of women aged between 15 and 49 years exclusively at the hands of a non-partner. (...) For example, 19 per cent of women who had experienced intimate partner violence had had their earnings or savings taken from them by their partners, against only 5 per cent of women who had not experienced physical or sexual violence by their partners.21 21.

Regarding physical violence by an intimate partner, 29.7 per cent of ever-partnered women have experienced such violence in their lifetime, and 11.9 per cent during the previous 12 months. (...) Fourteen per cent of women have experienced sexual violence from non-partners in their lifetime, most often by family members. 51. (...) About one quarter of victims (26.5 per cent) reported not ever disclosing the violence they had experienced to another person until the survey. This is connected to patriarchal attitudes and beliefs shared by men and women.

Ageing is nonetheless of particular concern in the region and in Namibia, as the projected growth rate of the older population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to be faster than that experienced by any other region since 1950.3 In 2015, there were 46 million people aged 60 years or over in sub-Saharan Africa, as compared with 23 million in 1990. (...) In its 2006 report on the status and living conditions of older people in Namibia, the Ministry of Health and Social Services reported that an alarming 21 per cent of older persons had experienced physical abuse, 7 per cent had experienced sexual abuse and 18 per cent had been emotionally abused. 34. (...) Namibia continues to face significant challenges with regard to shortages of skilled and experienced health professionals (doctors, nurses, pharmacists and social workers), 40 Ibid., p. 39. 41 Ibid., p. 22. 42 Indongo and Sakaria, “Living arrangements and conditions of older persons in Namibia”, p. 102. 43 Ibid., p. 99.

It highlighted that discrimination had mainly been experienced in schools, public hospitals but also public transportation and in certain geographic areas, including peripheral urban areas and rural dwellings. 30. (...) The Special Rapporteur is alarmed by the severity of the deprivations still experienced by indigenous communities. In its 2014 annual report, the Office of the Ombudsperson highlighted that indigenous peoples had less access to economic and social rights.

A/HRC/32/32/Add.2 GE.16-09906 5 experienced sexual violence. Experience of sexual violence varies by region, with 16 per cent of women in the north-east having experienced some form of sexual violence. (...) All women and girls who experienced sexual violence during the insurgency face stigmatization. (...) Also, the mapping should cover all the vulnerabilities experienced by the displaced population. Coordination 64.