Gender equality

The Mission supports gender mainstreaming awareness and capacity-building activities in co-operation with relevant institutions, as well as civil society, to include promoting the participation of women in public and political life. In particular, the Mission supports the further strengthening of the Municipal Gender Focal Point Network and the development and implementation of the Local Action Plans.

In co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Mission provided support to the development of the Action Plan for the Gender Sensitive Parliament - the first of its kind in the region - and works on its subsequent adoption and implementation. The Mission is actively involved in the gender mainstreaming of the security sector, with special attention is given to the exchange of best practices among women police officers from the region. To further streamline gender equality principles in its daily work, the Mission has established an internal Gender Equality Board.