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Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General advocates for gender equality in the Republic of Moldova
On 8 April April 2024, Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, emphasized the importance of advancing gender equality during his visit to Moldova State University. His lecture "Advancing gender equality and tackling violence against women in the Republic of Moldova"...
Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029 available in Ukrainian
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers adopted a new Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029 on 6 March 2024, which has now been translated into Ukrainian. This six-year strategy will guide the work of the Council of Europe and its member states, including Ukraine, toward...
Gender Equality Commission meeting, 16-18 April 2024
The 25th plenary meeting of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) will take place on 16-18 April 2024 in Strasbourg. Following the adoption of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2024-2029 by the Committee of Ministers in March 2024, the meeting will mainly focus on exchanges with...
Strategies to criminalise and prosecute sexual violence under the Istanbul Convention
Sexual violence, including rape, represents one of the most under-reported forms of violence against women. It is characterised by high attrition rates at the investigation and prosecution stages and few convictions, which lead to a culture of impunity. To show the evolution of legislation,...
Conference in Pristina: Implementing the Istanbul Convention through case-Law: judicial dialogue for an effective judicial response
On 15 March 2024 the Council of Europe project “Aligning laws and policies with the Istanbul Convention” and the AIRE Centre brought together over 120 representatives of key judicial institutions, including courts, prosecutor’s offices, and law enforcement agencies, as well as representatives of...
Manual for police officers on effective response to violence against women in Ukraine
A new edition of the Council of Europe publication “Combating violence against women and domestic violence: A practical guide for police officers” has been released in response to the continuing challenge of the war in Ukraine, as well as recent important developments in Ukrainian legislation as...
Guidelines for parties to the Istanbul Convention to report on the implementation of the Convention
The publication, Guidelines on Reporting for Baseline GREVIO Evaluations, has been developed to assist parties to the Istanbul Convention to organise all essential information related to the convention’s baseline and thematic reporting processes. The Guidelines provide support during monitoring...
Armenian police chiefs committed to combating violence against women
The second group of Armenian police leadership, 14 police chiefs (14 men) from regional divisions and five officers (2 women and 3 men) from the department on protection of Juveniles' rights and combating domestic violence of the General Department of Armenian Police gathered in Tsaghkadzor on...
Breaking down gender stereotypes in media and advertising
In the margins of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, the Council of Europe organised a side-event titled “Catalysts for change: breaking down gender stereotypes in media and advertising”. The event was co-organised with the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the...
Training Ukrainian lawyers, judges and prosecutors to better handle cases of violence against women
On 5 March 2024, the Council of Europe launched the online course, “Violence against women and domestic violence” for 69 Ukrainian lawyers, judges, and prosecutors. This initiative, held just prior to International Women's Day, reaffirms the undeniable right of all women and girls to live in a...
Increasing awareness on gender equality on International Women’s Day
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Fostering women's access to justice in Türkiye” contributed to the “Conference on Women’s Human Rights” organised at the Ankara University Faculty of Law in co-operation with several universities. Women in family law, women’s physical...
Artificial Intelligence - Bridging the Equality Gap
“More and more, AI is giving shape to the world we live in - our job prospects, our health-care outcomes, our access to benefits and services. The list of areas affected by AI is long and is growing. Unless we learn how to harness the potential of AI to bridge inequalities - including gender...
Breaking down gender stereotypes in media and advertising
In the margins of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, the Council of Europe will organise a side-event titled “Catalysts for change: breaking down gender stereotypes in media and advertising”. The event is co-organised with the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the...
Council of Europe adopts Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has adopted a new Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029. In line with the Reykjavik commitments of the Heads of State and Government, this Strategy will guide the organisation’s work towards gender equality over the next six years. Secretary General...
Step up your knowledge of gender equality this International Women’s Day!
On International Women’s Day this year, the Council of Europe is launching a new online training course on gender equality and gender mainstreaming. This practical course aims to provide fundamental knowledge of gender equality and gender mainstreaming issues for Council of Europe experts as...
Launch of Council of Europe project to promote gender equality in Ukraine
The Council of Europe project “Promoting gender equality in Ukraine” (Pro-GE) was launched through its first Steering Committee meeting on 22 February 2024. Representatives from the Ukrainian government, international organisations, civil society organisations and the Council of Europe joined...
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe: a mixed picture of progress and challenges calls for robust action and commitment
“Charting the progress made towards the full enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe paints a mixed picture. We can rejoice at notable achievements, but pervasive challenges and deficits as well as new retrogressive developments point to the need for member states to take...
Call for tender – Purchase of national consultancy services in the area of gender equality and gender mainstreaming
The Council of Europe project “Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine (Pro-GE)” (hereinafter “the Project”), implemented within the Action Plan for Ukraine for 2023-2026, is seeking providers for the procurement of national consultancy (intellectual) services in the area of gender equality and...
Moldovan Parliament initiates legislative discussions to combat digital violence against women
On 13 February 2024, Doina Gherman, the Deputy Chairperson of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, initiated a public discussion aimed at addressing the digital violence against women. Supported by the Council of Europe and the UNFPA Moldova, the event marked a significant step forward in...
Moldovan law enforcement more capable to combat digital violence against women
On 14-16 February 2024, the Council of Europe organised a three-day workshop in Chisinau aimed at building the capacity of law enforcement officials and judges in the Republic of Moldova to address digital violence against women. With perfect balance of 22 women and 21 men, the event was attended...
