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UNDP and Gender in Bulgaria

UNDP national gender stand-alone and gender mainsteraming projects

  1. Job Opportunities through Business Support (JOBS)
  2. Social Services against New Employment Project (SANE) 

 

Publications and statistical bulletins on women and men in Bulgaria

  1. Millennium Development Goals Report – Bulgaria 2008. Authors; lead author Docho Mihailov, Assoc. prof;  author of Chapter 3 – Gender Equality - Zhivka Marinova, author of Chapter 5 Maternal Health – prof. Nikola Vassilev, UNDP, 2008). http://www.undp.bg/publications.php?id=2691
  2. “Population and Dwellings” section on the public web-site of the National Statistical Institute. Link: http://www.nsi.bg/Population_e/Population_e.htm

 

Status of adoption and ratification of International/Multilateral Conventions and Agreements with gender aspects by Bulgaria

See the status of adoption and ratification, and follow up actions on some laws and agreements in Bulgaria

 

Resources

Commission for Protection Against Discrimination
Established as per the provisions of  the PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ACT. The Commission is an  independent specialized state authority for prevention of discrimination, protection against discrimination and ensuring equal opportunities. The Commission exercises control over the implementation and observance of this Act or other laws regulating equality of treatment.
 
Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Sector (Ministry of Labor and Social Policy)http://www.mlsp.government.bg/equal/equalen/index.asp
This is the web-site of the he web-site of the Equal Opportunities Department of the Ministry. It provides comprehensive informational about relevant Bulgarian legislation and policy documents, presentation of the gender equality institutional mechanism, translations of EU and UN instruments and links to the sources, publications and links to different institutions and organizations. Equal Opportunities Department - Tel: +359 2/ 987 20 19; Fax: +359 2/ 986 13 18, e-mail: equal@mlsp.government.bg
 
Center of Women Studies and Policies
(CWSP) is established as a Foundation under the Bulgarian Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities successful mechanisms for coordination, information exchange and networking with other NGOs addressing women's issues in Bulgaria, and developed a capacity in providing expertise on gender equality issues, which allows the Program to be spun off into an independent NGO. CWSP continues and enhances the work on women's, gender and equal opportunities issues in Bulgaria and further develops new areas of expertise and activities. It implements its own or joint projects with similar domestic or international organizations.
 
Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
BGRF is an NGO of public utility that promotes social equality and women’s human rights in Bulgaria through research, education and advocacy programs.
 
Gender Project for Bulgaria Foundation 
The organisation works raising the public awareness of equal opportunities of men and women and women's rights as human rights. It lobbies the national and local authorities to implement the gender equality policy of UN and EU.
 
Women's Alliance for Development 
WAD foundation is a leading information, consultative and training center, an active participant in the international consultative process, and an advocate for gender equality and partnership of the sexes, in compliance with international standards in this field

 

 

 

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