The Action Plan aims to bridge the gap between government and civil society, regional and local policies, and key development and human rights issues.

UN Women conducted a regional online media campaign from February to April 2024. The campaign emphasized the positive influence of gender equality and fact-based narratives on social cohesion, while shedding light on the adverse effects of gender disparities. This campaign involved young journalists, musicians and artists, civil society activists, and influencers from the Western Balkans region.

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.

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.

A media monitoring study was conducted prior, during and after the general elections in Albania in 2021.