In the framework of that project , a study in Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Paraguay and Uruguay has been undertaken and a regional report on the responses to gender-based violence has been produced and is now available in both Spanish and Portuguese . In Paraguay in July 2011 , UNODC , in cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) , held an International Conference on the theme `` Answers to gender-based violence in the Southern Cone : progress , challenges and regional experiences '' .