Filed under: Anticorruption Governance Human rights Social inclusion
I recently had the privilege of listening to legal professionals and representatives from women’s groups, people with disabilities and minorities, talk about issues related to justice in Serbia. UNDP organized a series of focus group discussions to delve deeper into some of the issues that came out of a recently held crowdsourcing survey, where citizens… Read more »
Filed under: Gender equality Governance Health HIV Human rights Social inclusion
Today, on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, I would like to introduce you to Kirill Sabir, head of the FtM Phoenix Group and supporter and former board member of the Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (Follow them on Twitter: @ECOM_MSM) I had the privilege to talk to Kirill, an activist and advocate for… Read more »
Filed under: Central Asia Development Gender equality Social inclusion
I’m happy to share the first infographic on gender equality developed by UNDP in Uzbekistan. It is based on a policy brief (in Russian) on gender equality and employment prepared for a project with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population . The research provided a lot of interesting data, which we decided to capture in one infographic… Read more »
Filed under: Anticorruption Development Development 2.0 Governance Social inclusion Social innovation
This June, policymakers and techies from around Europe will come together in Dublin to discuss how technology can be used to improve the policymaking process. The challenge Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have supported decision-making processes for many years. Whether used for analyzing datasets, managing processes, or monitoring expenditure, governments have been a traditional large… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Environment Governance Social inclusion Social innovation
This post was originally published on the digitalizuj.me blog Next Wednesday (15 May), join us in Cetinje where we’ll be discussing new technologies for environmental monitoring. If you can’t make it to Beautiful Cetinje, you can join us online (11 am CET) – we’ll be live tweeting from the international conference using the hashtag #ICT4Env…. Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Governance Human rights Social inclusion
Imagine you have a visual impairment – how do you use a bank machine? How do you check-in for your flight or buy your bus ticket at the machine? What hardware and software would you need to search for jobs online? What if you have a hearing impairment – how do you access the information… Read more »
Filed under: Central Asia Development Gender equality Human rights Poverty Social inclusion
Since I started working with UNDP, I keep hearing about the importance of gender equality and empowering women. I also keep hearing, reading and seeing positive changes and progress when it comes to women in the world. However, across the globe, women still bear the brunt of weak education, unemployment, poverty and famine – not… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Gender equality Human rights Social inclusion Social innovation
UNDP Resident Representative, William Infante present findings from crowdsourcing (in Serbian) “We are all equal in a lack of access to justice.” “Justice remains inaccessible within a reasonable time.” “The only cure for the Serbian judiciary is to limit the amount of time that any proceeding can last.” “Improving individual capacity comes from a love… Read more »
Filed under: Gender equality Health Human rights Peace and security Social inclusion
“Yes!” says the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “Yes!” says the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. “Yes!” says the Constitution (pdf) of the Republic of Albania and an array of international instruments Albania has ratified. But what do women and women’s organizations say? The Centre for Civic Legal… Read more »
Filed under: Development Governance Peace and security Social inclusion
On 19 April, the Prime Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia announced a historic deal over the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina tantamount to Serbia’s recognition of Kosovo’s territorial integrity (though not its independence). As a quid pro quo reward for politically painful concessions, Serbia is likely to be given a start-date of European… Read more »
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