OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights’ Department for Gender Equality to implement gender responsive policies

On 1 October 2021, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro donated technical equipment to the Department for Gender Equality within the Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights. The equipment will help to enhance the Department’s capacity to produce quality reports and presentations on the implementation of gender responsive policies.

The Mission donated a laser printer with a scanner, a projector, four laptops and a project screen. The need for this equipment was identified during the evaluation of the Action Plan for Achieving Gender Equality 2017–2021.

During the event, Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Acting Head of the Mission, said that this donation is a token of the Mission’s commitment to promote gender equality and continue to be a reliable partner to support the work of the Ministry. “We hope that the reports and presentations produced with this equipment will continue to track substantial progress in enhancing gender equality,” said Leirtroe.

Biljana Pejović, Head of the Ministry’s Departments for Gender Equality, in thanking the Mission, said: “As our long-standing partner in achieving the goals of eliminating discrimination against women, the Mission continues to demonstrate its commitment to democratic processes which necessarily includes full gender equality in Montenegro.”

State Secretary in the Ministry, Bojan Božović, also attended the event that served as an opportunity to discuss further support and co-operation between the Mission and the Ministry’s Gender Department.