Regional Programme on Ending Violence against Women in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

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Iris Luarasi, Director of the Counselling Line for Women and Girls in Tirana, Albania. Photo: Top Channel

Interview: “Online is the new frontline for violence against women and girls”

New amendments in North Macedonia’s Criminal Code expand protection for various forms of violence against women

Interview: “For the first time in Serbia, shelters may be able to provide an integrated victim-oriented approach”

Countries across Europe take first steps to address femicide

In the words of Stojne Miteva: “Every hand extended to a woman survivor is a life saved”

Six women using technology to end violence against women in the Western Balkans

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Women who are using technology to make a difference

Animated testimonial video “Changing minds, changing lives”

Programme Resources

Implementing Norms, Changing Minds - Newsletter Vol 26

Social and institutional responses to femicide in Albania, Montenegro and Serbia

Implementing Norms, Changing Minds - Newsletter Vol 25

Perpetrator Programmes in the Western Balkans: Mapping the Existing Practices and Ways Forward

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The adoption and full implementation of frameworks aligned with international normative standards – including those standards outlined in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Istanbul Convention and the European Union acquis communautaire – are essential for addressing gender-based discrimination and violence against women. The programme will strengthen women’s organizations capacity to hold governments to account, advocate for effective implementation, and monitor prevention of and response to violence against women. Beyond the full implementation of legislative frameworks, the programme also addresses structural causes of gender inequality – and one of its most pervasive expressions, violence against women – through a transformation of gender discriminatory stereotypes, perceptions and beliefs. Lastly, protection, prevention and response to violence against women is closely interlinked with the availability of and access to comprehensive, multi-sectoral services for survivors of violence.