”Increasing and supporting participation of women at all levels in Montenegrin Police” key finding and recommendations to be presented

PODGORICA/VIENNA, 8 March 2021 – The key findings and recommendations of a study “Increasing and supporting the participation of women at all levels in the Montenegrin Police” will be presented in an online event on Wednesday, 10 March.

The study, carried out by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit (TNTD/SPMU), in close collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Montenegrin Police Directorate, assesses the status of women’s participation in the Montenegrin Police and explores the views and experiences of female and male employees, of various level of seniority, in the Montenegrin Police.

Introductory remarks will be delivered by Ambassador Alena Kupchyna, Co-ordinator of OSCE’s Activities to address Transnational Threats, Counsellor Maria Gratschew, Swedish OSCE 2021 Chairpersonship, Ambassador of Italy in Podgorica, Luca Zelioli, Ambassador of Slovakia in Podgorica, Boris Gandel and Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Siv-Katrine Leirtroe.

Following introductory remarks, the key findings and recommendations of the study will be presented, as well as six videos promoting women in the Police.

Media wishing to view the livestream event, from 09:00 to 10:40, are requested to send an email to marina.zivaljevic@osce.org by 16:00 on 9 March. Registration is mandatory for viewing the event.

Please use the following suggestion for your registration: MEDIA/six digits max for your media outlet/Name Surname. E.g. MEDIA/TVCG/Marko Marković. Details for attendance will be provided following registration.

For more information, please contact Marina Živaljević, National Public Affairs Officer in the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, at +382 67 626 010 or via e-mail: marina.zivaljevic@osce.org.