As part of efforts to tackle the problem of violence in the society, the Council for Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) will host a forum titled: 'The Role of the Women in Breaking the Cycle of Gender-based Violence in the Jamaican Society'.

The event, which will be held on November 15 at the Terra Nova Hotel starting at 8:30 a.m., is a collaborative venture with the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO), and will attract some 120 persons from non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community and faith-based groups, private and public sector bodies, tertiary institutions, and the justice system.

Gerlin Bean, chairperson of the gender sector for the CVSS, said the objective of the forum is to explore a comprehensive multi-sectoral strategy and plan, for stemming gender-based violence against women and children.