outcome XM-DAC-41146-MKD_O_4

Nurturing an empowered Workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture

Team Retreat and team building day organized. The team provided very good feedback on teh 360. Learning opportunities ensured for the team members, as well as mentoring and guidence No e-mails after working hours and weekends Full compliance with UN Women rules and regulations.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-MKD_O_5

Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes

The Office actively participated in all technical and high level bodies and working groups, provided expertize and contributed to change in legislation: Organic Budget Lin line . During the reporting year, some progress was made in aligning the Criminal Code of North Macedonia with the standards of the Istanbul Convention. The Code passed the first and second reading in Parliamentary procedure, and it is now pending approval in plenary. The amendments of the Criminal Code were drafted with UN Women and partner CSOs support, and they foresee a first time definition of Gender Based Violence against women, gender sensitive terminology; criminalize femicide, sexual assault, sexual harassment, female genital mutilation and stalking; and updates the definition of rap Support provided to the new National Gender Strategy. GRB Resource Center opened. Strategic responce for government action documents on alignment with EU Gender Acquis provided for 10 different areas.