Civil society calls for wartime sexual violence survivors' participation in reparations and justice

Date: Monday, June 20, 2016

South East European launch of Secretary General's Guidance Note on reparations for conflict-related sexual violence in Sarajevo sees Balkan women’s groups echo calls for comprehensive reparations programmes. More

UN Women pushes for women's inclusion in peace talks in Cyprus

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, UN Women Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia and Representative to Turkey, went on an official visit to Cyprus on 5 May 2016 to lend UN Women support to local efforts to promote women's rights on the island. During the visit, she particularly emphasized the importance of women's inclusion in the peace talks. More

30 Member States in Europe and Central Asia commit to Gender Equality

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015

Albania: Prime Minister Edi Rama “The Government that I lead has placed gender equality at the centre of its agenda … I’ll outline very briefly three aspects of this challenge facing Albanian society by promising at the same time an effective engagement of all institutions responsible for the implementation. First: economic empowerment of women through increasing and improving access to credits, as well as promotion and expansion of employment programmes for women... More