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Short interviews with COVAW-II project stakeholders regarding implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Ukraine

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A capacity building visit of Ukrainian delegation to Spain on combating violence against women

15 August 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

On 15-18 July 2024 a Ukrainian delegation visited Madrid Spain, representing a cross-section of stakeholders involved in addressing violence against women and responsible for gender equality policies in Ukraine. The aim of this study visit was to improve knowledge regarding implementation of the...

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Ukrainian civil society takes part in the Conference about raising awareness on violence against women in a context of global challenges

5 August 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

On 11 and 12 July 2024, the Gender Equality Division hosted the conference “Synergy for Change” for representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) active in combating violence against women and promoting gender equality. The conference, held in Budapest within the framework of Ending...

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Guidance on Istanbul Convention's Non-Discrimination Clause Now Available in Ukrainian

24 July 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

A collection of papers on implementing the Istanbul Convention without discrimination has been translated into Ukrainian. The publication, “Ensuring the non-discriminatory implementation of measures against violence against women and domestic violence: Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Istanbul...

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Raising awareness on the Istanbul Convention: methodology and toolkit for civil society organisations

2 July 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

A comprehensive methodology and checklist for civil society organisation (CSOs) to run communication/advocacy campaigns to promote the Istanbul Convention have been developed and are now available in Ukrainian. This convention, formally known as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and...

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Ukrainian judges, prosecutors and lawyers trained on violence against women and domestic violence

20 June 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

65 Ukrainian judges, prosecutors and lawyers have successfully completed the Council of Europe HELP online course on violence against women. The course has been adapted to meet the specific needs of Ukraine. Through the Violence against Women HELP course, legal professionals gain a deeper...

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19 June – International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

19 June 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

In response to the growing number of cases of conflict related sexual violence in Ukraine, the Council of Europe supports Ukrainian national authorities and government agencies, civil society organisations and local NGOs with resources to support their efforts provide tailored and...

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Secretary General marks 10 years of the Istanbul Convention launching the Gender Equality Strategy 2024-2029

SECRETARY GENERAL 30 May 2024 Strasbourg

“Throughout my mandate, I have returned over and over to the importance of the Istanbul Convention. Marking its 10 years in force here today, I am very happy to speak about it once again. The Istanbul Convention is a landmark treaty in the battle to end violence against women and domestic...

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Strengthening protection of migrant women, and Istanbul Convention monitoring in Ukraine

24 May 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

On 24 May 2024 an online round table was organised to discuss protection of the rights of refugees, migrants and asylum seeking women and girls, as outlined in the Council of Europe Recommendation on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls, adopted by Ukraine...

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Promising practices on implementing the Istanbul Convention discussed in Ukraine

24 May 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

340 civil servants from regional offices of the National Social Service of Ukraine participated in a webinar on the publication “After ratification: promising practices on implementation of the Istanbul Convention” on 23 May 2024. In the publication, the Council of Europe: examines common...

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Working together to end Violence against Women

4 June 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

European countries are taking a stronger stand against violence against women thanks to a key international human rights treaty, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). This convention goes beyond simply...

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Gender Equality Co-operation Unit
Gender Equality Division
Human Dignity and Gender Equality Department
https://www.coe.int/en/web/genderequality/co-operation-projects

Marta Becerra (Strasbourg)
Head of Unit

Jenna Shearer Demir (Strasbourg)
Programme Advisor

Valeriia Tkachenko (Kyiv)
Senior Project Officer

Viktoriia Tereshchenko (Kyiv)
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Tetiana Antonchenko (Kyiv)
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