were children. Among female victims, 58 per cent claimed that the offender was their husband or live-in partner. The Home Rule Government had committed to elaborating a “National strategy for prevention of rape, sexual harassment and assaults”. violence in intimate relations 2009-2012. This strategy is currently being developed and the two main ambitions are to fully integrate the specific initiatives on partner violence in the existing support system and to improve prevention of partner violence at all levels. The national strategy will ensure a continued focus on this problem, including among the public. A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 63