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OSCE presents results of Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women in Montenegro
Publishing date: 8 July 2019
PODGORICA, 8 July 2019 – The OSCE Mission in Montenegro and the OSCE Gender Section presented today the results of an OSCE survey that shows that social norms and attitudes contribute to gender inequality and violence against women, in the premises of the parliament during the 35th session of the Gender Equality Committee. The survey also showed that there is a sound legal framework for combating violence against women in Montenegro, but that it needs to be updated and fully implemented.
Gender perspective in legislative drafting focus of OSCE seminar with parliamentarians
Publishing date: 21 June 2019
Ensuring a gender perspective in legislative drafting was the topic of an OSCE-supported two-day seminar, organized with the support of the parliamentary Gender Equality Committee for the expert service of the parliament of Montenegro, as well as for parliamentarians on 20 and 21 June in Podgorica.
Effects and consequences of gender-based violence and early marriages focus of OSCE Mission to Montenegro-supported courses in Montenegro
Publishing date: 17 June 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
To raise awareness of the effect and consequences of gender-based violence and early marriages, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in partnership with the NGO Centre for Roma Initiatives, and supported by the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna, organized a three one-day training courses for 48 professionals from police, prosecution, education and social welfare in Nikšić, Podgorica and Berane on 27 May, 3 and 10 June 2019...
Gender equality principles and women empowerment focus of OSCE-supported training courses in Montenegro
Publishing date: 17 June 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in partnership with the Montenegrin Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and the Department for Gender Equality, organized three training modules for gender equality focal points from seven Montenegrin municipalities to enhance their skills as trainers on gender equality in Podgorica...
Importance of gender responsive budgeting focus of OSCE-supported workshop in Podgorica
Publishing date: 20 May 2019
The importance of introducing gender-responsive budgeting into the state budget was the topic of an OSCE-supported workshop for nine members of parliament and seven state officials from the Ministry of Finance and the State Statistical Office (MONSTAT), on 14 May 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Roma and Egyptian women activists
Publishing date: 24 April 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a training course to accredit Roma and Egyptian women activists as “confidential persons” who will serve as advocates for victims of domestic violence and early marriages. The three-day event was organized together with the Centre for Roma Initiative and concluded on 20 April 2019 in Podgorica.
OSCE Mission supports three Montenegrin municipalities in developing Local Action Plans on Gender Equality
Publishing date: 18 April 2019
As part of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro’s ongoing support to municipalities in achieving gender equality, the Mission, in partnership with the Department for Gender Equality within the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, organized three workshops to support the development of local action plans on gender equality in the municipalities of Rožaje, Mojkovac and Cetinje from 10 to 15 April 2019...