Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment in Kosovo
Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment in Kosovo
| Geographical focus: |
Kosovo |
| Duration: |
2007 to 2009 |
| Status: |
under implementation |
| Lead organization: |
UNDP Kosovo |
Funding:
Budget: $7,928,199.00
Objectives;
Situation Analysis;
Strategy;
(Expected) Results / Outcome;
Major activities |
DESCRIPTION: This project draws from a shared commitment of the UNKT to address gender concerns and contribute effectively to ensuring equality between Kosovar men and women in all spheres of life. The project is expected to serve as a catalyst to the Government and the civil society’s efforts at creating an enabling environment for development and proper implementation of gender-sensitive measures within the framework of the National Action Plan on the Achievement of Gender Equality in Kosovo. It focuses on institutional capacity building, strengthening and better utilization of social services, civil society empowerment, advocacy and awareness–raising, policy development for mainstreaming gender in development processes and facilitating effective co-ordination among all stakeholders and implementation of gender mainstreaming in line with CEDAW, Anti-discrimination and Gender Equality laws of Kosovo, Beijing Platforms for Action as well as the Millennium Development Declaration Still trying to mobilize the funds. |
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| Local and Implementing Partners |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)-lead agency and the Administrative agent of the programme), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM – lead agency United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) and Kosovo Gender Equality Office. |
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| Focal point |
virgjina.dumnica@undp.org |
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