Aktivitetet e Vitit 2009

Progress for Women is progress for Albania, MoLSAEO on 8 March – International Women’s Day

Discussion panel on “Progress for Women is Progress for Albania”

On 7 March, in Tirana International Hotel there was held a discussion panel with the topic “Progress for Women is Progress for Albania”. This activity was supported by the UNFPA and participants included Members of Parliament, representatives of central institutions, and focal points of NGOs, media and international organizations.

3 June 2009, the first report on gender equality and against domestic violence gets approved

First meeting of the national council on gender equality (ncge), The first meeting of the National Council on Gender Equality was held in the premises of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (MoLSAEO) on June 3rd, 2009.
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3-5 March 2009, Albania reports to the 53rd session of the commission for the status of women, New York

The DPEO Director, from 3 to 5 March 2009, took part as the representative of Albania in the 53rd session of the Commission for the Status of Women, in New York. The main topic of this session was “Equal sharing of responsibilities between men and women, including caretaking in the context of HIV/AIDS”.
In one of the discussion panels the representative of Albania gave a brief presentation of the Albanian policies and initiatives on gender equality, with special emphasis on the gender policies of the Government that aimed at enhancing the status of women, in order to provide them with a greater access to the labour market and to opportunities for an official, political and business career.