| Meeting of the SWG on gender Equality and Domestic Violence
On 24 January 2008 OSCE Presence in Albania jointly with the UNIFEM and
UNDP supported the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal
Opportunities (MoLSAEO) in organising the Donor Coordination Meeting on
Gender Equality. The overall goal of the meeting, held at OSCE
premises, was to present to donors and international partners the GoA
2008 priorities under the National Strategy on Gender Equality and
Eradication of Domestic Violence 2007-2010 (NSGE-DV). For the first
time donor’s meeting was chaired by MoLSAEO, with the Deputy Minister
of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Ms. Marjeta Zace,
presiding. In her presentation, Ms. Zace stressed that for 2008,
priority would be given to institutional strengthening in support of
NSGE-DV implementation; revision, adoption and implementation of
relevant legislation; raising awareness about women’s participation in
decision-making; economic empowerment of women and increased
opportunities for employment; vulnerable girls and women increasing
access in the qualitative social services and improved legal and
administrative protection and support for victims of domestic violence.
The Ministry presented a Donor Coordination Matrix which aims to
document the types of related activities being supported by donors,
with a view to increasing a coordinated implementation of the NSG-DV.
Donors participating acknowledged the MoLSAEO implementation efforts
and agreed to utilize such matrix as starting point for better
coordination in 2008. It was agreed that on behalf of the MoLSAEO,
UNIFEM would be the information focal point for the Donor Coordination
Group.
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