This document is a valuable resource for all potential candidates, not just women. It offers practical information on elections in Albania, both central and local, and provides tools to address gender inequalities in political processes.

Since the launch of UN Women’s strategic note for Albania (2022–2026), UN Women Albania has made significant strides in enhancing its reach and impact across the nation.

This regional research, implemented by UN Women and co-designed, conducted and developed by five young researchers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo1 , North Macedonia, and Serbia aims to explore the linkages between youth development, gender equality, and social cohesion challenges in the region.

This manifesto includes a series of concrete recommendations to promote gender-responsive solutions to climate change that are youth-led, including innovative actions to push the climate and environmental justice agenda in the country.

The “I Have a Dream” photography project, by UN Women Albania and Jutta Benzenberg, illustrates the dreams of Albanian young and adolescent women from remote areas of the country. This project is a call to society for equal rights and opportunities for defying gender stereotypes.