Gender Resource Centre

Gender Resource Centre

Gender Resource Centre

The information contained herein aims to provide an overview of the relevant international gender equality and gender mainstreaming norms. The Gender Resource Centre is a repository where you can obtain information on international laws, policies and practices with a special emphasis on CSDP Missions. In addition, it serves as a source of information on gender-related topics in Kosovo.

Key Documents for CSDP missions

    The following documents include gender-relevant handbooks, guides and other documents for CSDP missions.

  • EULEX Kosovo and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, click here.
  • CIVILIAN OPERATIONS COMMANDER OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR MISSION MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING, October 2018, click here.
  • A Gender Perspective in CSDP 2016, click here.
  • Handbook on CSDP missions and operations, Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports, 2015, click here.
  • EU Guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, click here.
  • Women & Armed Conflicts and the issue of Sexual Violence, European Institute for Security Studies Report, 15 June 2015, click here.
  • European Unions Gender Policy for CSDP Missions: Contents and Gaps, Folke Bernadotte academy, 21 December 2012, click here.
  • Human Rights and Crisis Management: A handbook for members of CSDP Missions, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, November 2010, click here.
  • Lessons and best practices of mainstreaming human rights and gender into CSDP military operations and civilian missions, Council of the European Union, 10 November 2010, click here.
  • Mainstreaming  Human Rights and Gender into European Security and Defence Policy, General Secretariat of the Council, 2008, click here.
  • Gender mainstreaming in ESDP missions, Chaillot Paper no. 101, EU Institute for Security Studies, May 2007,click here.
  • Conclusions on promoting gender equality and gender mainstreaming in crisis management, Council of the European Union, 13 November 2006, click here.
  • Generic Standards of Behaviour for ESDP Operations, Council of the European Union, 18 May 2005, click here.

UNSCR 1325:

    The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 from the year 2000 is a landmark agreement focusing on women, peace and security. It calls for the full and equal participation and involvement of women in all efforts of maintaining and promoting peace and security, and for strengthening efforts to prevent violence against women. Since its adoption it has become the organizing framework for actions on gender and peace, including in the context of CSDP missions. The text of the resolution can be found in the UN-section.

  • Report on the EU-indicators for the Comprehensive approach to the EU Implementation of the UN Security Council UNSCRs 1325 & 1820 on Women, Peace and Security, Council of the European Union, 11 May 2011, click here
  • Indicators for the Comprehensive approach to the EU implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on Women, Peace and Security, Council of the European Union, 14 July 2010, click here
  • Implementation of UNSCR 1325 as reinforced by UNSCR 1820 in the context of ESDP, Council of the European Union, 3 December 2008, click here
  • Comprehensive approach to the EU implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on Women, Peace and Security, Council of the European Union, 1 December 2008, click here
  • Check list to ensure gender mainstreaming and implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the planning and conduct of ESDP Operations, Council of the European Union, 27 July 2006, click here
  • Gender mainstreaming: Implementing UNSCR 1325 in ESDP Missions, EU Institute for Security Studies, 3 July 2006, click here.
  • Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the context of ESDP, Council of the European Union, 29 September 2005, click here. 

EU

EU directives:

    Directives are legal acts of the European Union, setting goals that the member states are required to achieve. The following ones are most useful for reaching gender equality.

  • EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024, click here.
  • EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security 2018, click here.
  • EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, click here.
  • Directives 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, 19 October 1992. click here.

Other:

    In addition to directives, various other publications from EU institutions focus on more specific issues, which are presented here.

  • Advancing women in political decision-making - Way forward - Study on good practices - Women in power and decision-making, European Institute for Gender Equality, 27 July 2015. click here.
  • Empowering women in politics - Study on good practices - Women in power and decision-making, European Institute for Gender Equality, 27 July 2015. click here.
  • Political tools and advocacy on gender balance - Study on good practices - Women in power and decision-making, European Institute for Gender Equality, 27 July 2015. click here.
  • Preventing domestic violence - Good practices, European Institute for Gender Equality, 27 March 2015. click here.
  • Estimating the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union: Report, European Institute for Gender Equality, 05 December 2014. click here.
  • Mid-term review of the Strategy for equality between women and men (2010-2015), EU Commission, 31 July 2013. click here.
  • Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI persons, 24 June 2013. click here.
  • Overview of the worldwide best practices for rape prevention and for assisting women victims of rape, European Parliament 2013. click here. 
UN

UN Resolutions:

    The links here include Security Council, General Assembly and ECOSOC resolutions, related specifically to women, peace and security and the implementation of a gender perspective in UN activities.

  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 2242 (2015) to Improve Implementation of Landmark Text on Women, Peace, Security Agenda, click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 2467 (2019) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 2493 (2019) on Women, Peace and Security, click here.
  • CEDAW Committee General Recommendation 35 on gender-based violence against women, updating General Recommendation No. 19, 2017, click here.
  • Global Study on the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 and other Resolutions, click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security. click here.
  • UNSCR 1325 Resources with text of all resolutions concerning women, peace and security. Click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1820 (2008) on violence against women. click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1888 (2009)  on mandating peacekeeping missions to protect women and girls from sexual violence in armed conflict, click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1960 (2010) on sexual violence in conflict, click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution Resolution 2106 (2013) focusing on accountability for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict and stressing women’s political and economic empowerment, click here.
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 2122 (2013) on women’s leadership and participation in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, click here.
  • ECOSOC Resolution 2005/31 on mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system, click here.
  • Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, General Assembly Resolution A/RES/2263, 7 November 1967. click here.

Other publications from the UN:

    In addition to resolutions, UN agencies and bodies have produced a host of different documents with a gender perspective, included here.

  • UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 18 December 1979, click here.
  • Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 12 July 1993, click here.
  • Beijing Declaration of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995. click here.
  • Review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing +20), 15 December 2014. click here.
  • UNDP Discussion Paper: Transgender Health and Human Rights, December 2013, click here.
  • Voices against violence: A non-formal education programme for children and youth to help stop violence against girls and young women, UN Women, click here.
  • Handbook for legislation on violence against women, United Nations 2010, click here.
  • Handbook on Effective police responses to violence against women, UNODC 2010, click here.
  • Women, Peace & Security, CEDAW and Security Council Resolution 1325: A Quick Guide, UNIFEM 2006, click here.
  • Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against transnational organized crime, 12 December 2000, click here.
  • Handbook on gender mainstreaming for gender equality results, 2022 click here.
CoE

    The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organisation that promotes human rights, democracy and rule of law and enforces key conventions listed here among other key documents.

  • CoE Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2013, click here. 
  • Compilation of Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights on Gender Equality Issues, August 2019, click here.
  • GREVIO first general activity report, click here.
  • Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017, click here.
  • Compilation of Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights on Gender Equality Issues, June 2015. click here.
  • Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on eradicating impunity for serious human rights violations, Council of Europe, 30 March 2011, click here.
  • Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul convention), Council of Europe, 12 April 2011, click here.
  • Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocol No. 11, Council of Europe, 4 November 1950. click here.
  • European Court of Human Rights: case of Opuz v. Turkey, click here.
  • Gender Equality Strategy 2024 – 2029 click here.
Kosovo

Kosovo Parliament:

    The following include key laws in force in Kosovo.

  • CODE NO. 06/L-074 CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO, 14.01.2019 (the old one should be removed), click here.
  • LAW NO. 05/L-019 on OMBUDSPERSON (the old one should be removed), 26.06.2015, click here.
  • CODE NO. 06/L-006 JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE (the old one should be removed), 18.10.2018, click here.
  • Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, 15 June 2008, click here.
  • Law No. 05/L-021 on Protection from Discrimination, 28 May 2015, click here.
  • Law No. 05/L-020 on Gender Equality, 28 May 2015, click here.
  • Law No. 04/L-218 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims of trafficking, 31 July 2013, click here.
  • Law No. 04/L-082 Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo, 20 April 2012, click here.
  • Resolution on the Pristina Principles emerging from the International Women’s Summit “Partnership for Change: Empowering Women”, held in Pristina on 4-6 of October 2012, click here.
  • Law No. 04/L-076 Law on police, 2 March 2012, click here.
  • Law No. 04/L-015 on witness protection, 29 July 2011, click here.
  • Law No.03/L – 195  on Ombudsperson, 22 July 2010m, click here. 
  • Law No. 03/L-193 Juvenile Justice Code, 8 July 2010. click here. 
  • Law No.03/L –182 on protection against domestic violence, 1 July 2010, click here.
  • Law No.03/L – 172 on the protection of personal data, 29 April 2010. click here. 
  • Law No. 2006/12 on the establishment of the Human Rights Advisory Panel, UNMIK, 23 March 2006, click here.
  • Law No. 2004/32 Family Law of Kosovo, UNMIK, 16 February 2006, click here.
  • Law No. 2004/26 on inheritance, 28 July 2004, click here.

    Other Kosovo-related publications:

    This section includes Kosovo-specific publications on gender equality, women, peace and security and other related topics.

  • Kosovo Program for Gender equality 2008-2013, click here.
  • Working Plan to implement Resolution 1325, ‘Women, Peace and Security’ 2013-2015, click here
  • Kosovo Country Gender Profile. click here
  • Catalogue of advice and assistance for domestic violence victims, OSCE Mission in Kosovo. click here
  • Renunciation Of Inheritance by Kosovar Women: Desire or Injustice? A Case Law Perspective click here.
  • 1325 Facts & Fables: A collection of stories about the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in Kosovo (Second Edition) click here.
  • Safety and Health at Work: A study of cases of sexual harassment at the workplace in Kosovo in the public and private sector click here.
  • Sexual Harassment in Kosovo click here.
  • Documentation Of Sexual Violence During the Kosovo War click here.
  • Trafficking in Human Beings click here.
  • Behind Closed Doors: An Extensive Analysis of Trafficking with Human Beings in Kosovo (2020-2023) click here.
  • Institutional treatment of domestic violence cases click here.
  • Kosovo: From paper to practice – Kosovo must keep its commitments to domestic violence survivors click here.
  • An Exploratory Study of Gender Role Stress and Psychological Distress of Women in Kosovo click here.
  • Unsocial Media 2023 Tracing and exposing gendered disinformation in Kosovo click here.
  • Gender Pay Gap in Kosovo click here.
Kosovo National Strategies, Analysis & Plans:
  • Kosovo Gender Analysis click here.
  • Kosovo Program for Gender Equality 2020-2024 click here.
  • Gender Action Plan III – 2021-2025 click here.
  • National Strategy of the Republic of Kosovo on Protection from domestic violence and Action Plan 2022 – 2026 click here.
  • National Strategy against Trafficking in Human Beings in Kosovo 2022 – 2026 click here.
  • Kosovo National Strategy on Property Rights click here.
  • National Strategy and Action Plan against Trafficking in Human Beings in Kosovo 2022 – 2026 click here.
  • National Strategy On Protection Against Domestic Violence And Violence Against Women 2022 – 2026 click here.
  • Kosovo Program against Domestic Violence and Action Plan 2022 – 2026 click here.
Miscellaneous

    This category includes practical guides and material from other organizations.

  • International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict click here.
  • Integrating a Gender Perspective into Internal Oversight within Armed Forces, DCAF 2014 click here.
  • Integrating Gender into Internal Police Oversight, DCAF 2014 click here.
  • Integrating Gender into Oversight of the Security Sector by Ombuds Institutions & National Human Rights Institutions click here.
  • Doing legality as doing drag: the Yogyakarta Principles and the productive power of performing international law-making click here.
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