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BOSNA I HERCEGOVINABOSNA I HERCEGOVINAMinistarstvo za ljudska prava i izbjegliceMinistarstvo za ljudska prava i izbjeglice

Agencija za ravnopravnost spolovaAgencija za ravnopravnost spolovaBosne i HercegovineBosne i Hercegovine

TheThe Gender Gender ActionAction PPlan lan of of BosnBosnia andia and Her Herzzegovinegovinaa

Samra Filipović-Hadžiabdić,direSamra Filipović-Hadžiabdić,direcctortor

The Gender Equality Agency ofThe Gender Equality Agency of BosnBosnia andia and Her Herzzegovinegovinaa

BOSNBOSNIIA A ANDAND HER HERZZEGOVINAEGOVINA

The Ministry of Human Rights and The Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees Refugees Ministarstvo za ljudska Ministarstvo za ljudska

prava i izbjegliceprava i izbjeglice

The Gender Equality Agency of BIHThe Gender Equality Agency of BIH

Agencija za ravnopravnost spolovaAgencija za ravnopravnost spolovaBosne i HercegovineBosne i Hercegovine

БOСНA И ХEРЦEГOВИНAБOСНA И ХEРЦEГOВИНA

Mинистaрствo зa људскa прaвa и Mинистaрствo зa људскa прaвa и избjeглицeизбjeглицe

Aгeнциja зa рaвнoпрaвнoст спoлoвaAгeнциja зa рaвнoпрaвнoст спoлoвaБoснe и ХeрцeгoвинeБoснe и Хeрцeгoвинe

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Creation and adoption of the Creation and adoption of the Gender Gender Action Action planplan of of Bosn Bosnia andia and He Herzrzegovinegovinaa

Gender action plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina

A five-year strategicdocument

Adopted at: 129. meeting of the Council of Ministers BiH, 2006

The Gender center of the Federation of

Bosnia and Herzegovina

STATE LEVEL The Gender Equality Agency

of BiH

The Gender center of the Republic of Srpska

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Steps preceding the creation of the Steps preceding the creation of the GAP?GAP?

The National Action in line with the Beijing Declaration,

BIH report under the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women,

Recommendations by work groups for the implementation of the Gender Equality Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Local and international documents

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The goal of the The goal of the Gender Gender ActionAction PPlanlan

GoalGoal: : Achieving the principle of gender Achieving the principle of gender equality in equality in BosniBosnia and a and HerHerzzegovinegovina in all a in all spheres of public and private lifespheres of public and private life. .

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The structure of The structure of Gender Gender ActionAction PPlanlan of of Bosn Bosnia andia and Her Herzzegovinegovinaa

AAcctivtivities inities in 15 15 areas ofareas of GAP GAP

OperatiOperationalonal plan plan including all indicators and including all indicators and responsible institutions,responsible institutions,

AnAnnneexesxes ( (the ithe ininitialtial, , the second and the third the second and the third CEDAW CEDAW reportreport on on BiH, BiH, Recommendations of the Recommendations of the CEDAW CEDAW CommitteeCommittee, , the Beijing Declaration, the the Beijing Declaration, the NaNattionalional Action Action PPlan lan in line with the Beijingin line with the Beijing DeclarationDeclaration, , the Gender Equality Law of the Gender Equality Law of BiH, BiH, Recommendations of work groups for the Recommendations of work groups for the implementation of Gender Equality Lawimplementation of Gender Equality Law inin BiH BiH etcetc.)..).

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The chapters ofThe chapters of Gender Gender ActionAction PPlan lan of of BosnBosnia andia and Her Herzzegovinegovinaa

The The Gender Gender ActionAction PPlan lan includes the following includes the following chapterschapters::

• EEuropean integrations in the light of gender uropean integrations in the light of gender equalityequality

• Cooperation and capacity buildingCooperation and capacity building• MaMaccroro--eecconomonomic and developmental strategiesic and developmental strategies• GenderGender--sensensitivesitive bud budgetsgets• Political life and decision-makingPolitical life and decision-making • Employment and employment marketEmployment and employment market• SociSocial inclusional inclusion• GenderGender--sensensitive mediasitive media

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The chapters of The chapters of Gender Gender ActionAction PPlanlan of of Bosn Bosnia and ia and HerHerzzegovinegovinaa

• Lifelong educationLifelong education• HealthHealth, preven, preventiontion and protectionand protection• Family violenceFamily violence, , sexual harassmentsexual harassment, , harassment harassment

and trafficking in human beingsand trafficking in human beings• The role of menThe role of men• Harmonizing professional and family lifeHarmonizing professional and family life• Sustainable environmentSustainable environment• CCoommmunimunication and information technologiescation and information technologies

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Structure ofStructure of GAP GAP chapters chapters

All GAP areas share certain common All GAP areas share certain common structural elements includingstructural elements including::

Harmonizing the legislation and Harmonizing the legislation and passing the sub-legal actspassing the sub-legal acts, ,

DefiniDefining the strategies and policiesng the strategies and policies, , ResearchResearch,, StatistiStatistic datac data,, AAcctivtivitiesities (edu (educationalcational, , awareness-awareness-

raisingraising, promo, promotionaltional).).

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PolitiPolitical life and decision-makingcal life and decision-making

GoalGoal::

Achieving equal representation of women and Achieving equal representation of women and men in the creation of policies and the decision-men in the creation of policies and the decision-making in the governing and decision-making making in the governing and decision-making structures on all levels of governance in BIHstructures on all levels of governance in BIH..

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PolitiPolitical life and decision-making cal life and decision-making - - aacctivtivitiesities

Harmonizing lawsHarmonizing laws, , draft laws and other regulations in draft laws and other regulations in Bosni Bosnia and a and HerHerzzegovinegovina with the Gender Equality Law of BIHa with the Gender Equality Law of BIH, , as well as the as well as the international standards promoting and stimulating gender equality international standards promoting and stimulating gender equality in the governing and decision-making structures in line with the in the governing and decision-making structures in line with the recommendations of the UN recommendations of the UN CEDAWCEDAW Committee Committee,,

Harmonizing the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Harmonizing the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Gender Equality Law of BIH in accordance with the Gender Equality Law of BIH in accordance with the recommendations of UN CEDAW Committee with the purpose of recommendations of UN CEDAW Committee with the purpose of strengthening the measures ensuring more even representation of strengthening the measures ensuring more even representation of women in the election bodies and on the candidate listswomen in the election bodies and on the candidate lists,,

Harmonizing legal acts and other regulations specifying the Harmonizing legal acts and other regulations specifying the election and appointment to public positions as well as the election and appointment to public positions as well as the application procedures with Article application procedures with Article 15 15 of the Gender Equality Law of the Gender Equality Law of of BosniBosnia and a and HerHerzzegovinegovinaa

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PolitiPolitical life and decision-makingcal life and decision-making - - aacctivtivitiesities

Starting the initiative for drawing up the state law on Starting the initiative for drawing up the state law on political parties specifying provisions that require the political parties specifying provisions that require the political parties to ensure equal representation of women political parties to ensure equal representation of women and men in their organsand men in their organs in line with Articlein line with Article 15. 15. of the of the Gender Equality Law of Gender Equality Law of BosniBosnia and a and HerHerzzegovinegovinaa, ,

Developing procedures that ensure full implementation of Developing procedures that ensure full implementation of ArticleArticle 15. 15. of Gender Equality Law ofof Gender Equality Law of BiH, BiH, in accordance in accordance with the Resolution 1325 of the Security Council, directed with the Resolution 1325 of the Security Council, directed toward ensuring equal representation of sexes in the policy toward ensuring equal representation of sexes in the policy creation and decision-making processes as well as ensuring creation and decision-making processes as well as ensuring equal representation of sexes in the most responsible equal representation of sexes in the most responsible diplomatic positions, in the parliamentary and other diplomatic positions, in the parliamentary and other international delegations and in the teams negotiating the international delegations and in the teams negotiating the BIH participation in European integrationsBIH participation in European integrations..

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PolitiPolitical life and decision-makingcal life and decision-making - - aacctivtivitiesities

Starting the initiative directed toward having the political parties Starting the initiative directed toward having the political parties clearly define gender equality as a fundamental principle in their clearly define gender equality as a fundamental principle in their programs and policies and introduce transparent mechanisms of programs and policies and introduce transparent mechanisms of promoting and observing gender equality, in line with the promoting and observing gender equality, in line with the 13251325 ReRessoluolutiontion of the Security Councilof the Security Council,,

Developing a strategy of increasing the participation of rural and Developing a strategy of increasing the participation of rural and Roma women in the decision-making organsRoma women in the decision-making organs at the local levelat the local level, , in in accordance with Article accordance with Article 14 14 of the UN Convention on the of the UN Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW),(CEDAW),

Creating a database on the representation of sexes in the Creating a database on the representation of sexes in the governing and decision-making structuresgoverning and decision-making structures on all levels of on all levels of governance ingovernance in Bosni Bosnia and a and HerHerzzegovinegovinaa, , in accordance with the in accordance with the recommendations of UN Committee for recommendations of UN Committee for CEDAW CEDAW and enforcing and enforcing penalties forpenalties for failure to keep gender-disaggregated statistic data in failure to keep gender-disaggregated statistic data in accordance with Article accordance with Article 28. 28. of Gender Equality Law ofof Gender Equality Law of Bosni Bosnia anda and HerHerzzegovinegovinaa

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PolitiPolitical life and decision-makingcal life and decision-making - - aacctivtivitiesities

Starting the initiative for including the representatives of the Starting the initiative for including the representatives of the Women’s forum and the Women’s section into the PresidencyWomen’s forum and the Women’s section into the Presidency, , the the Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors, , the Main Board and the Sthe Main Board and the Statustatus Commission of Commission of The Association of Independent Trade Unions of The Association of Independent Trade Unions of BosnBosnia and ia and HerHerzzegovinegovinaa ( (AITAITBiH), BiH), the Association of Trade Unions of the the Association of Trade Unions of the Republic of Srpska Republic of Srpska ((ATATRS) RS) and the Trade Unions ofand the Trade Unions of Brčko Distri Brčko Districtct ((TTBD), BD), with the goal of establishing new relations and dialogues with the goal of establishing new relations and dialogues aimed at promoting trade-union interests and needsaimed at promoting trade-union interests and needs,,

Conducting research as to the factors that hinder greater Conducting research as to the factors that hinder greater inclusion of women in the political life with the goal of inclusion of women in the political life with the goal of implementing the 1325 Resolution of the Security Councilimplementing the 1325 Resolution of the Security Council,,

Launching campaigns for the increased participation of women in Launching campaigns for the increased participation of women in the political life (including both female candidates on candidate the political life (including both female candidates on candidate lists and female voters) to the effect of implementing the 1325 lists and female voters) to the effect of implementing the 1325 Resolution of the Security CouncilResolution of the Security Council..

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PolitiPolitical life and decision-makingcal life and decision-making - - aacctivtivitiesities

OrganizOrganizing training programs focused on the sensibilization ing training programs focused on the sensibilization of private enterprises,of private enterprises, trade-unions and political parties fortrade-unions and political parties for the advancement of women in the decision-making the advancement of women in the decision-making positions in harmony with the recommendations of UN positions in harmony with the recommendations of UN CEDAW CommitteeCEDAW Committee,,

Continuing the activities in the promotion and awareness-Continuing the activities in the promotion and awareness-raising on the 1325 Resolution of the UN Security Councilraising on the 1325 Resolution of the UN Security Council– – WomenWomen,, peace and safety, peace and safety,

Continuing the activities in the promotion and awareness-Continuing the activities in the promotion and awareness-raising among public office holders in the ministries about raising among public office holders in the ministries about the 1325 Resolution of the UN Security Councilthe 1325 Resolution of the UN Security Council– – WomenWomen,, peace and safety,peace and safety,

Preparing a brochure on the participation of women in the Preparing a brochure on the participation of women in the areas of peace activism, non-violent conflict solution and areas of peace activism, non-violent conflict solution and reduction of human rights abusereduction of human rights abuse in conflict situationsin conflict situations. .

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IImplementamplementation oftion of the the Gender Gender Action Action PPlanlan

Gender Gender Action Plan defines obligations of all Action Plan defines obligations of all BIH institutionsBIH institutions and organizations involved in and organizations involved in fifteen abovementioned GAP areasfifteen abovementioned GAP areas. .

Our goal is the implementation of GPA in all Our goal is the implementation of GPA in all abovementioned areas in the forthcoming abovementioned areas in the forthcoming five-year periodfive-year period. .

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ImplementaImplementation oftion of Gender Gender ActionAction PPlan BiHlan BiH

ImplementaImplementation oftion of GAP GAP should increase should increase gender equalitygender equality in all areas of public and in all areas of public and private life, as another stepprivate life, as another step in the promotion in the promotion of a healthy and progressive BIH societyof a healthy and progressive BIH society. .

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The Gender Equality Agency ofThe Gender Equality Agency of Bosn Bosnia ia andand Her Herzzegovinegovinaa

genderagencijabih1@bih.net.ba

033/209-761033/209-761

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