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- Ending violence against women and girls (72)
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (43)
- Anti-violence interventions (28)
- Domestic violence/interpersonal violence (27)
- Gender discrimination (26)
- Gender equality and inequality (25)
- Economic empowerment (22)
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- Rural women (16)
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- Shelters (15)
- COVID-19 (14)
- Youth (14)
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- Gender power relations (11)
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- Women’s rights (8)
- Beijing Platform for Action (7)
- Financial resources (7)
- Gender mainstreaming (7)
- Generation Equality (7)
- National planning (7)
- Trafficking/sexual exploitation (7)
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (6)
- Child marriage (6)
- Communications and media (6)
- Decision-making (6)
- Gender statistics (6)
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- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBT) rights (6)
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- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (6)
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- Women with disabilities (6)
- Civil society participation (5)
- Governance (5)
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- Political violence (5)
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- Access to basic services (4)
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- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (4)
- Gender wage gap (4)
- Health (4)
- Institutional mechanisms (4)
- Public administration (4)
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- Sex-disaggregated data (4)
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- Women’s movements (4)
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- Disaster risk reduction (2)
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- Inheritance rights (2)
- Monitoring and evaluation (2)
- New media (2)
- Planning and monitoring (2)
- Rural development (2)
- Schooling (2)
- UN Security Council resolutions (2)
- Åsa Regnér, Deputy Executive Director for Policy, Programme, Civil Society and Intergovernmental Support (1)
- Children’s rights (1)
- Citizen engagement (1)
- Commission on the Status of Women (1)
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- Gender data gaps (1)
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- National statistical systems (1)
- Parliamentary development (1)
- Peace processes (1)
- Public sector reform (1)
- Rule of law (1)
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights (1)
- Sexuality (1)
- Temporary special measures, affirmative action (1)
- UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (1)
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On International Women’s Day, the People’s Advocate in cooperation with UN Women launched the ‘Femicide Watch’. This first of its kind initiative will collect and analyze data at the national level to promote more effective policies and mechanisms to prevent gender-based killings of women.
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Over the past decades, women and girls around the world have demolished barriers, dismantled stereotypes and driven progress towards more just and equal societies. Women’s rights were recognised as fundamental and universal human rights.
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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, UN Women and students of the Faculty of Social Sciences in Albania launched a campaign to tackle gender stereotypes and discrimination, in partnership with Sophie Caffe, a popular coffee shop chain in the country. The initiative won first prize in a student “bootcamp” organized by UN Women as part of the joint UN programme "Leave No One Behind”.
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How a women’s rights organization and the National Employment and Skills Agency in Albania are joining forces to support women survivors of violence integrate in the job market.
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Ema Meçaj is a 19-year-old activist from Albania, currently pursuing a degree in medicine at the University of Medicine in Tirana. A dedicated advocate for human rights, gender equality, and climate action, she recently co-moderated the regional youth consultation from December 13 to 14, 2023, in preparation for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). In this Interview, Ema Meçaj reflects on the youth consultations, outlines the key issues for this year’s CSW, and emphasizes the vital role of youth in advancing the gender equality agenda.
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Forty one percent of Albanian women active online have experienced some form of technology-facilitated violence in their lifetime – the new research “The Dark Side of Digitalization: Technology-Facilitated Violence Against Women in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” shows.
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They are asking for increased long-term, sustainable investments from government, private sector, foundations, and other donors to prevent violence against women and girls.
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On October 27, 2023, more than 40 women-led businesses from Albania participated in the “Women’s Entrepreneurship EXPO” satellite event in Tirana, alongside partners from the private sector, government, and various stakeholders.
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Silvana Subashi is a 47-year-old woman entrepreneur from Albania who is the administrator of Subashi Olive Oil, a cultivation and production oil company that has won many gold medals. A finance graduate with two children, Silvana will participate in the upcoming Women’s Entrepreneurship EXPO 2023 satellite event, taking place on October 27 in Tirana, Albania.
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The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office and UN Women Albania co-organized an online training on the Gender Equality Marker (GEM) and the Human Rights Marker (HRM). The overall aim of the training was to ensure that the GEM and HR Marker scoring will be accurate for the upcoming Joint Work Planning cycle, which will cover the 2024-2025 period. The training was also an important step for ensuring the accuracy of markers is instrumental for adequately score UNCT SWAP Indicator 6.1, which verifies whether adequate resources for gender mainstreaming are allocated and tracked.
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In a dedicated effort to promote gender equality and eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, Albania is preparing for its fifth report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), scheduled for October 18, 2023.
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A two-day workshop on gender participatory budgeting and community outreach practices brought together civil society organizations, local government representatives, activists, and gender-responsive budgeting experts from Albania and North Macedonia.
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Toxic masculinities, rigid gender stereotypes, hate speech and media representation of traditional gender roles increase the risk of violence, particularly against women, which is considered to be the most widespread form of violence throughout the region – according to a new research supported by UN Women.
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Ejona Zaimaj, recalls her challenging journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur in Albania and explores her new possibilities.
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After six years of dedicated work, the UN Women regional programme Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in the Western Balkans and Turkyie “Implementing Norms, Changing Minds” comes to a close. Civil society organizations, government representatives and partners met to take stock of achievements, challenges, and the way forward.
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Fake news, misinformation, and hate speech are causing significant harm to mental health, exacerbating social divisions, and eroding trust in public institutions throughout the Western Balkans. Marginalized groups, particularly women and girls, are frequently targeted by hate speech. Of particular concern is the role of social media, which has become a fertile breeding ground for disinformation.
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In the last two years, thanks to support from the European Union-funded regional programme on ending violence against women “Implementing Norms, Changing Minds,” more than 3,000 women survivors have used the helpline for information, referrals and reporting – 900 of whom further obtained free legal aid and psychosocial counselling as well as referrals to more specialized support services.
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Supported by a small grant from the UN Trust Fund, the Center "Shelter Edlira Haxhiymeri", in close partnership with the Streha Center for LBT women survivors of domestic violence, runs a project to end violence against women and girls in four remote areas of Albania.
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Gjeline Doda, from Lezha, northwest Albania, is one of the first educators in Albania certified as an Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) instructor in 2021. Apart from teaching high school math, which she has been doing for almost 15 years, she is now working to empower and teach personal safety to a new generation by boosting students’ self-esteem and communications skills to prevent and mitigate the risk of violence.
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Thirty experts including government officials from ministries of finances, national gender mechanisms, local government representatives and supreme audit institutions, together with UN Women officials from across the Western Balkans met in Tirana, Albania on 3-4 May to monitor the progress in the implementation of the project “Transformative Financing for Gender Equality towards more Transparent, Inclusive and Accountable Governance in the Western Balkans” In 2022.
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