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Performance management and bilateral co-operation focus of the OSCE-supported working visit to the Slovenian Parliament
Publishing date: 10 July 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
As part of ongoing activities with the country’s parliament, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a two-day study visit to Slovenia on 3 and 4 July, which aimed at further supporting bilateral co-operation between the two parliaments. The main topic of the visit was performance management and sharing best practices...
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.
OSCE facilitates visit of Montenegro’s State Election Commission to Slovenia
Publishing date: 5 July 2019
Representatives of the Montenegrin State Election Commission (SEC) visited their Slovenian counterparts in Ljubljana from 3 to 5 July 2019 to hear about the country’s experiences of administering local and parliamentary elections...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported meeting of RYCO Local Branch Officers
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported a four-day capacity building meeting of the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Local Branch Officers (LBOs) that was held from 24 to 27 June in Žabljak.
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.
OSCE participates in 14th steering committee meeting of Regional Housing Programme (RHP) in Podgorica
Publishing date: 20 June 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with UNHCR and the government authorities, donors, partner countries, the Council of Europe Development Bank, participated in the 14th Regional Housing Programme (RHP) steering committee meeting on 18 June 2019 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...