News and events 14. Dec 2022 ROMA WOMEN AGAINST GENDER-BASE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE According to the 2011 census, Romani people are the third largest ethnic group in Serbia, with just under 150 thousand registered Roma, which amounts to a little over 2% of the population. 08. Nov 2022 MEET - Media Education Exchange Talks Western Balkans 02. Nov 2022 Håndball-EM for kvinner 2022 I forbindelse med håndball-EM i Slovenia, Nord-Makedonia og Montenegro 04-20. November vil mange nordmenn besøke de tre landene for å heie frem de norske jentene. 31. Oct 2022 Priča o uspehu Udruženja građanki FemPlatz – žena kao pokretačka snaga 25. Oct 2022 Norway - Western Balkans Renewable Energy Conference 17 November 2022 in Belgrade 17. Oct 2022 Combating gender-based violence in Albania Gender-based violence is an issue of serious concern in Albania, as in other Western Balkan countries. 10. Oct 2022 Training Writers and Journalists to Contribute Towards Reducing Gender Inequality in North Macedonia Akin to most of the Western Balkan countries, gender stereotypes are deeply rooted in North Macedonian society, and are further reflected in the response to gender based violence in all its forms. 03. Oct 2022 A Step Forward Towards Combating Sexual Violence in Montenegro According to UN Women, one in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner. 26. Sep 2022 Bečej Youth Association Success Story - No woman is alone Since 2019, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has been implementing the project “Improving Safety of Women in Serbia (ISWS)”, with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 19. Sep 2022 Raising awareness on economic violence in Kosovo Despite a solid legal framework, domestic violence and discrimination against women still remain a serious issue in Kosovo. 14. Sep 2022 A story from a woman’s life - Svetlana Bogdanović My name is Svetlana Bogdanović. I come from the wonderful village of Trbušani, situated in the plains surrounding Čačak, where I have lived all my life. I was born on October 9, 1966, in Čačak. My zodiac sign is Libra. 14. Jul 2022 Stories of Success - ALHem Global negligence, when it comes to the protection of our environment from harmful effects of human behavior, especially the effect that it has on the climate, prompted UN Secretary-General António Guterres, to state, in a recent interview to the UN 1 2 Next