The Working Group on Gender Equality established within the Council for Democracy and Human Rights held its meeting, in which the last two collaborations with the Office of the President of the Republic of Kosovo were presented, specifically one with the Canadian Government through the TAP-EDM program and the other one with the International Republican Institute (IRI).
During the meeting, the experts engaged by the TAP-EDM project presented the main goal of the cooperation with the Office of the President of the Republic of Kosovo, along with the results that are expected to be achieved by the end of this partnership. The main goal of the partnership between the Office of the President and the Government of Canada is to build internationally recognized data-based systems to address gender-based violence. These data systems will help identify evidence-based policies, therefore the goal is for policies addressing gender-based violence to be as efficient and fair as possible.
In continuation of the meeting, as part of the partnership with IRI and together with the experts engaged by them, the members of the Group discussed priority areas where there is a need for advancement in gender equality, such as women’s participation in political and public life, gender-conscious budgeting, culture, education, judiciary, and other important areas.
This partnership, which is in its second phase, includes reviewing laws and policies that directly affect the lives and active participation of women in these areas and proposing changes to ensure equal opportunities and participation of women in all aspects of the social and political life of Kosovo.
At the end of the meeting, members discussed various topics of common interest with a focus on gender equality in Kosovo.
