Co-ordinating bodies


By virtue of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention), parties are required to set up or designate one or more official bodies with the responsibility of ensuring the Convention's implementation at national level (Article 10). This entails:

  • coordinating any existing or new national policies and measures to combat violence against women,
  • implementing such measures, and
  • ensuring their monitoring and evaluation at national level to assess any positive and negative outcomes.


In 2023, a publication was released providing:

  • guidance to set up official co-ordinating bodies
  • advice on the implementation of Article 10
  • an overview of different national approaches followed to designate or establish such bodies, including promising practices
  • guidance to policy makers and relevant professionals on designing evidence-based policies, co-ordinating the implementation of policies across sectors, as well as ensuring the monitoring and independent evaluation of policies on violence against women.
  • information on the importance of ensuring the allocation of adequate resources, the development of clear mandates for these bodies, and the use of efficient working methods, based on the promotion of inter-institutional co-ordination, co operation with non-governmental organisations, and the implementation of a gender-sensitive and intersectional approach to policy making.
  • a checklist for setting up co-ordinating bodies in line with the requirements of Article 10, the general principles of the Istanbul Convention, and GREVIO’s findings, as well as a list of key resources for further guidance.

All parties are requested to communicate the names and contact details of the bodies that have been mandated to fulfil these tasks.

 

List of co-ordinating bodies (bilingual)

Albania/Albanie
National Council on Gender Equality

Andorra/Andorre
Service des Politiques d'Égalité
Département des Affaires Sociales
Ministère des Affaires Sociales, de la Justice et de l'Intérieur

Austria/Autriche
Austrian Federal Chancellery
Federal Minister of Women's Affairs, Family and Youth
Department for Violence against Women and Women-Specific Legislation

Belgium/Belgique
Institut pour l’égalité des femmes et des hommes

Bosnia and Herzegovina/Bosnie-Herzégovine
Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (Gender Centre) of Republika Srpska 
Gender Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia/Croatie
Ministère du travail, du système de retraite, de la famille et des politiques sociales

Denmark/Danemark
Inter-ministerial working group on violence against women

Finland/Finlande
Committee for Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (NAPE).

France
Ministère de la santé, des affaires sociales et des droits des femmes
Direction générale de la Cohésion sociale

Georgia/Géorgie
The Inter-agency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

Germany/Allemagne
Mécanisme national de rapporteur sur la violence fondée sur le genre

Italy/Italie
Department for Equal Opportunities of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Malta/Malte
National Commission for Domestic Violence

Monaco
Departement des Affaires Sociales et de la Santé
Direction de l’Action et de l’Aide Sociales
Division enfance et famille

Montenegro/Monténégro
Coordinating Board for coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and measures to prevent and combat all forms of violence covered by the council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

Moldova
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the Department of policies for ensuring equality between women and men

Norway/Norvège
Inter ministerial working group against domestic violence co-ordinated by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security

Netherlands/Pays-Bas
Official co-ordinating bodies are being set up or designated

Poland/Pologne
Ministre de la famille, du travail et des politiques sociales

Romania/Roumanie
National Agency for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (NAEO)

Portugal
Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (under the Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers)
National Human Rights Committee (chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

San Marino/Saint-Marin
L'autorité pour l'égalité des chances

Serbia/Serbie
Coordination Body for Gender Equality

Slovenia/Slovénie
Inter-governmental group for monitoring the implementation of the Istanbul convention
Equal Opportunities Department
Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Spain/Espagne
La délégation du gouvernement pour la violence fondée sur le genre

Sweden/Suède
Division for Gender Equality at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Switzerland/Suisse
Département fédéral de l’intérieur
Bureau fédéral de l'égalité entre femmes et hommes BFEG
Domaine Violence 

United Kingdom/Royaume-Uni
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