on Wednesday ratified her portfolio's commitment to continue working on the elimination of all forms of violence against women, adolescents, and girls.
"Violence against women is an obstacle to the achievement of equality, development, and peace, which affects (women) in various ways. This includes physical, sexual, psychological, and economic violence. We all have the obligation to add efforts towards the goal of (shaping) a world free of gender violence," she expressed.
The Cabinet member highlighted the permanent protection and assistance efforts undertaken by consulates for the sake of Peruvian victims of violence and human trafficking overseas.
Likewise, the high-ranking official highlighted the international cooperation geared towards fighting violence, as well as Peru's active participation —at the multilateral level— to move the gender agenda forward and eradicate violence against female citizens.
At the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Astete said, there is a zero tolerance policy on violence against women, but there is a commitment to build and maintain a safe work environment, thus guaranteeing full respect for human rights.
"On this day, I wish to reaffirm the institutional commitment to continue working on the elimination of all forms of violence against women, adolescents, and girls, which also affect Peruvian nationals abroad," she added.
"Let's work together to achieve this goal," she concluded.