Government of the Republic of Serbia
An event was held at the EU Info Centre on 29 May to mark the start of implementation of the regional project “Ending Violence against Women in the Western Balkan countries and Turkey: Implementing Norms, Changing Minds”. The project covers six Western Balkan countries and Turkey and it is implemented by UN Women in cooperation with the European Commission and the EU Delegation, with EU financial support.
The project’s strategic approach entails, among other things, the alignment of legislation and policies with international human rights standards and empowerment of and support to women’s organisations for advocating for, monitoring and reporting on the implementation of IC and CEDAW, as well as for regional cooperation towards identifying, monitoring and reducing multiple discrimination against women on grounds of sex, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or age.
In addition, the project aims to improve access to high-quality services for women who are victims of violence, while underlining the weaknesses in the provision of support services to women who are victims of violence in accordance with IC standards and based on the study carried out by UN WOMEN in cooperation with the Council of Europe.
Furthermore, the goal of the project is to promote the right to support services, especially among women who are multiply discriminated against, as well as to establish a regional working group to address multiple discrimination. The first step in the implementation of the programme will be the announcement of a public call for women’s CSOs/CSO networks/platforms dealing with the issues of gender equality and fighting against violence against women.
Source: www.rodnaravnopravnost.rs
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