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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.
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...