Gender equality in the region

ALBANIA
www.cwf.gov.al

BULGARIA
www.gender-equality.webinfo.lt/results/bulgaria.htm

CROATIA
http://www.vlada.hr/default.asp?ru=36&gl=200402190000001&sid=&jezik=1

ROMANIA
www.gender-equality.webinfo.lt/results/romania.htm

SLOVENIA
http://www.vlada.si/?gr1=vldSlz&gr2=uem&gr3=&gr4=&id=&lng=eng

UNMIK/KOSOVO
In 2004, the UNMIC adopted a Decision on Gender Equality that, in a broader sense, prohibits any form of discrimination on gender grounds. This is an important decision since it enables the establishing of an institutional framework for gender equality, like the Kosovo Government and the ministries responsible for submitting draft proposals of the Kosovo program on gender equality (including the appointment of gender equality officers responsible for coordination of the gender related issues within their respective ministries) to the Kosovo Assembly. In addition, this Decision calls on local government bodies to set up their Offices for Gender Equality and to appoint gender equality officers. The Law also calls on the Kosovo Government to establish its Office for Gender Equality as a separate government institution, which was done in July 2005. This government body will implement and monitor the application of the Law on Gender Equality in Kosovo, as well as of any other relevant legislation, in order to prevent gender related discrimination.







Sub-regional Gender Project

The United Nations Development Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP BiH) has initiated a regional cooperation project to attain gender equality in BiH, Serbia and Montenegro. The Project is based on positive experiences of the UNDP’s support to the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Law on Gender Equality implementation activities. Having initiated a rather broad activity, this initiative has, as its result, started a more intensive cooperation between governmental and non-governmental sectors on gender equality issues in the neighbouring countries.

Thanks to good results and practices, which were achieved in the implementation of this project in last two years, and working in partnership with Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UNDP has expanded the existing project to the region, i.e. Serbia and Montenegro.

Regional Gender Project supports existing gender equality legislation and institutions. The project will also help the capacity building of existing government gender equality institutions in BiH, S and CG by ensuring their active role in the project’s Management, Advisory Committees, as well as in the Project implementation.

All Project activities are carried out with an unreserved support from civil society organisations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro in the planning and implementation of these activities.