Partnerships

UN Women envisions a world where societies are free of gender discrimination, and women and girls are empowered to lead the change they want to see. But we can’t make it happen alone. Working in partnership is essential to achieve these results. UN Women in Albania partners with the government, women’s groups and civil society, academia, the media, the private sector and the public at large, among others.

Civil society
Civil society
Civil society is a key partner for UN Women in Albania, providing a dynamic source for dialogue and exchange on key challenges and policy perspectives, and an important contribution to achieving strategic goals for women in the country.
International partners
International partners
Since its establishment, UN Women has mainly been funded by international partners committed to making gender equality and women’s empowerment a global priority. UN Women in Albania receives most of its funding from the Government of Sweden and Switzerland through the Albania SDG Acceleration Fund, the Government of Italy, and the European Union. In partnership with these international partners, UN Women strives to achieve gender equality and promote women’s rights in Albania.
National partners
National partners
Gender equality and the empowerment of women is central to the country’s EU integration processes. Continuous progress on the achievement of SDG 5 is also key to the country’s sustainable development trajectory, as articulated in a series of national documents. UN Women supports the national partners with normative and policy advice to fulfill international and national obligations with respect to equality between women and men.
Joint advocacy initiatives
Joint advocacy initiatives
Every year, United Nations agencies in Albania join the 16 Days campaign to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. They organize activities from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day.
UN system
UN system coordiantion
In Albania, the United Nations works closely with the Government and other partners including civil society, academia and the private sector, to fight poverty, strengthen the rule of law, empower women, promote human rights, protect the environment and support economic and social reforms.