Call for Public discussion

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Draft on Strategy on prevention and combat against family violence in B&H

The Gender Equality Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina has prepared a draft of the Strategy on prevention and combat against family violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We invite everyone to provide comments to tge Draft Strategy by 20 December 2008 to: genderagencijabih1@bih.net.ba.

Note: TheDraft Strategy is available only in local languages.

Conference: "Gender Equality Law", practice and future steps

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Draft of Antidiscrimination Law

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UN Resolution 1820 (2008)

United Nations Security Council on 19^th of June 2008 has organized an open debate: "Women, peace and security." Debate was, beside the members of the Security Council, attended by the representatives of countries that are not members of the Council and as a result of this debate of the Security Council has unanimously adopted a new Resolution 1820 (2008).

Continuation of Campaign: “Choose brighter side of life“.

Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the Council of Europe Campaign:“ Stop violence against women in the family". The goal of the Campaign is to support Member states to  develop their policies in the areas of legal and political measures, support and protection of victims, collecting statistical data, and raising public awareness about this issue.

Peace-Making and Peace-Building: Securing the contributions of Women and Civil Society, Salzburg

The Conference: "Peace-Making and Peace-Building - Securing the contributions of Women and Civil Society" was organized in Salzburg from 7 until 12 of September 2008.

The goal of the Conference was to increase coherence and effectiveness of conflict resolution, peace-building, reconciliation, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration strategies and peace-keeping efforts by focusing specifically on mechanisms to increase effective participation of civil society organization, political minorities, and full and equal participation of women.

Gender Pay Gap

On 17^th of September 2007 in Building of Joint institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina was organized a promotion of the Publication: “Gender Pay Gap”.

The publication „Gender Pay Gap“ presents the first research about differences of salaries between men and women in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

International Conference: "Women in security system", Podgorica, Crna Gora

The International Conference "Women in the Security system - UNSC Resolution 1325" was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 03-06 of October 2008. The Conference gathered representatives of government and the NGO sector from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. The aim of the conference was to define the guidelines for the inclusion of women in power structures at all levels and the participation of women in post-conflict situations and peace building. Conference was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration and the Office for gender equality of Montenegro, with the financial support of OSCE and UNDP at a time.

Closing Conference of the Council of Europe Campaign

Closing Conference of the Council of Europe Campaign was organized in Strasburg from 10-11 of June 2008. The Campaign has begun in Madrid in 2006 and their activity has been implemented by governments, parliaments and local communities of the State members. 

52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Gender Week, 05-07 March 2008

The Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with Gender Centres traditionally organize the Gender Week.

The mail goal of the Gender Week is to draw attention on status of sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Law Against Discrimination

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Donor meeting: "Implementation of the Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina“

On 24th of January in Parliamentary building of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was organized a donor meeting. The subject of the meeting was the implementation of the Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the meeting donors were introduced with: „FIGAP Bridging Project Proposal” and „Fund for the Implementation of the Gender Action Plan (FIGAP) of Bosnia and Herzegovina“.

Campaign: “Choose brighter side of life“.

The Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina continued the process of the implementation of activities as a part of campaign: “Choose brighter side of life“.

Official visit of Director of Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina to France

Ms. Samra Filipović-Hadžiabdić, director of the Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina went to a formal visit to Paris, France from 3rd untill 7th of December. The purpose of the visit was learning, exchange of experiences and good practices between Bosnia and Herzegovina and France in the area of gender equality.

Press Conference and opening of the exhibition "Stop Domestic Violence against Women"

Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with non-government organizations, traditionally, with different activities celebrates „The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence”. The basic goal of above mentioned activities is to inspire citizens and institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina to engage themselves more in the process of stopping violence against woman, and to perform more on the legislation and planned combat in opposition to violence against woman.

II Conference: "Setting priorities and activities for Implementation of Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with Gender Center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Gender Centre of the Republika Srpska, with technical support of SIPU International and Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues (IBHI) and with financial support of Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and Department for International Development (DFID), on 27th of November 2007 in ˝Grand˝ Hotel organized a II Conference: “Setting priorities and activities for Implementation of Gender Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina“.

Project ideas for the implementation od Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Project ideas, developed further as per the Neum Workshop framework, are presented on this web page. 

Gender Equality as a political tool for integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the EU

In the organization of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Agency for Gender Equality of  Bosnia and Herzegovina, a two-day conference, 07-08/11/2007 entitled: "Gender Action Plan and Gender Equality in Light of European Integration" was opened in Sarajevo. The opening of the talks with the EU on the Stabilization and Accession Agreement requires further legal and administrative reforms in order to bring the Bosnia and Herzegovina closer to European integration. This also includes the prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of sex which forms a constitutive part of the EU Acquis Communautaire.

Workshop: Planning project ideas for the implementation of the Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Gender Equality Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Gender Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Gender Centre of the Republika Srpska, with financial support of Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and Department for International Development (DFID), on 30th and 31st of October, in Neum, hotel „Stella“, organized a workshop "Planning project ideas for the implementation of the Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina".

Conference: Preparation of project proposals for the implementation of the Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with Gender Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gender Centre of the Republika Srpska, and with financial support of SIDA and DFID, on Wednesday, 24th of October 2007 organized a Conference to present upcoming activities with the aim to prepare a comprehensive programme proposal for the implementation of the Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Round table: “Constitutional amendments from the aspect of gender equality and equal opportunities for persons with invalidity and national minorities”

Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday 8th of October in Sarajevo, hotel “Bosnia“ organized the Round table: „Constitutional amendments in the light of gender equality and equal opportunities for persons with invalidity and minorities“.

Report from working seminar "Training judges and prosecutors about the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)’’

The Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with E-net Centre and with financial support of UNDP BiH (United Nations Development Programme) organised, on 27th and 28th of September 2007 training for judges and  prosecutors related to The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against women (CEDAW), Recommendation UN CEDAW Committee for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gender Equality Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  

Working seminar ˝ Integration of Gender concept in educational sistem of Bosnia and Hercegovina˝

The Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Hercegovina and Gender Center of the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina in cooperation with E-net Center and with financial support of UNDP (United Nations Development Program) on 28th and 29th of June 2007 have organised trainings for state officials on Gender Action Plan of Bosnia and Hercegovina (adopted on 129th session of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Hercegovina, held on 14th of September 2006) and on Gender Equality Law in Bosnia and Hercegovina (˝Bosnia and Hercegovina Official Gazette˝ No.16/03) in the domain of education.