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Raising awareness of gender equality among journalists the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop in Podgorica
Publishing date: 9 December 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in partnership with the Department for Gender Equality within the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, organized gender equality awareness-raising training for journalists on 2 and 3 December 2019 in Podgorica.
Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro addresses ‘Women’s Parliament’ as part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
“The OSCE recognizes violence against women as both a threat to individuals and a broader security concern,” said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Maryse Daviet, in an address on 29 November 2019 to the 11th session of the ‘Women’s Parliament’, held within Montenegro’s Parliament, as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence international campaign...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro to support the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in piloting of gender responsive budgeting in state budget
Publishing date: 26 November 2019
At the initiative of the Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality, the Montenegrin Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the Government’s intention to pilot gender responsive budgeting in the next cycle of the agro budget within the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The initiative, supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, was presented at a press conference on 26 November 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE Campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2019: End the Silence
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
PODGORICA, 25 November 2019 – To mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, the OSCE is launching a campaign titled ”End the Silence" in South-Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe, based on the results of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women, which was conducted in 2018. The Montenegro survey and this campaign are supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...
Mission to Montenegro organizes a training course on building business skills for vulnerable categories of women
Publishing date: 18 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Economic activities, Gender equality
A four-day training course on business skills for women from vulnerable categories, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, concluded on 14 November 2019 in Bar...
Gender-responsive budgeting focus of OSCE-supported activities in Montenegrin institutions
Publishing date: 17 October 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Good governance, Gender equality
On 14 October, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality, organized a workshop for 15 parliamentary staff from eight committees and the Bureau of Financial Affairs. The workshop focused on gender mainstreaming in budget planning, in policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, with special emphasis on gender analysis...
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.