With a purpose to create an official baseline for policy-makers and to help them formulate targeted policies and programmes aimed at GBV reduction as well as contribute to awareness raising among the population, the project initiated a nationwide research on Domestic Violence Against Women.

The research in Armenia was part of the bigger region-wide effort in the field of GBV data collection. In Armenia, it was implemented by UNFPA CGBV in cooperation with the National Statistical Service (NSS) and heavily relied on the knowledge of and consultations with local and international experts in the field.