The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) supports innovative, promising approaches to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Created by the UN General Assembly in 1996, and managed by UN Women on behalf of the UN system, it currently supports 95 initiatives in 71 countries and territories with grants totaling US$56.3 million.
In Colombia, Chile and El Salvador, a UN Trust Fund grant helps Sur Corporacion de Estudios Sociales y Educacion (Sur Corporacion), a civil society organization, in training police on enforcing laws and policies to stop violence against women and girls. Over 700 hundred officers have attended a course grounded in the principles of women's right to live free from violence. It teaches participants about different manifestations of violence, how to improve responsiveness, and how to track and follow-up on cases. A country exchange programme shares promising practices and experiences.