A working meeting on the topic of “The progress of the Republic of North Macedonia in implementing the activities envisaged in the National Action Plan (2018–2023) for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention for the period from October 2018 to December 2021” took place in the premises of the Resource Center for Gender Responsive Policy Making and Budgeting.  The meeting was attended by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Jovanka Trenchevska, and representatives of institutions, the civil society, and international organizations.

 

The purpose of the working meeting was the presentation of three reports on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia in implementing the activities envisaged in the National Action Plan (2018–2023) for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention.  The report’s conclusions call for greater involvement and coordination between institutions, as well as for strengthened human resource capacities, with the aim of overcoming challenges related to violence perpetrated against women and domestic violence.

 

This activity was done as part of the “On the road to EU: Preventing violence against women in the Republic of North Macedonia” project, financed by the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation and implemented by the National Network to End Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.