ALBANIAMELISA CAHANIJULY 2011

MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL AFFAIRSAND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESArea:
a Resident population:a Median age:a Population growth age rate:a GDP:a GDP real growth rate:a GDP per capita (PPP):a Unemployment:
a28, 748 sq km
3, 239, 453
30 years
0,546%
12,19 billion $4.2 %6, 400 $12,8 %

aAlbania, officially known as the Republic of Albania is acountry in Southeast Europe, in the BALKANS region. It isbordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to thenortheast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to thesouth and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west,and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km(45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links theAdriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.

Albania is a parliamentary democracy and a transition
economy, capital, of Albania isTirana, Albania was chosen as
the top country in Lonely Planet's list of ten top countries for
2011
a Albania is a member of the UN, NATO, the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe,
World Trade Organization, Organization of the IslamicConferences and one of the founding members of the Union
for the Mediterranean. Albania has been a Potential candidatefor accession to the European Union since January 2003, and it
formally applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009.
a

In Albania has 66 municipalities and 300
comunes.

George Kastrioti
Scanderbeg
National Hero1405-1468

Ismail Qemali
Hero of Albanianindipendece 1912-1914

Ahmet Zogu
President 1924-1928
King 1928-1939

The Law No.9970 for “Gender Equality inSociety”, 24.07.2008
a The Law No. 9669 for “On the measures against
domestic violence ”, 18.12.2006
th Frebuary 2010 “Ona The Law No.10221 of 4
prtection against discrimination”
a National Strategy for Gender Equality andDomestic Violence 2007-2010aaStrengthening Institutional and Legal Mechanisms(National Gender Machinery);aIncreasing Women’s Participation in DecisionMaking;aEmpowering Girls and Women Economically;aReducing Gender Based Violence.

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Specialist on the sector of the gender equality and measures against
domestic violence.
Formulate policies for equal opportunities focused on gender equality insociety, and protection of all women’s and girls’ rights.
Draft necessary legal acts concerning equality in different fields, implement
and monitor the laws on equality and regulations approved on the bases ofsuch laws.
Supervise implementation of Government approved agreements andinternational instruments in the domains concerning its activity.
Draft strategies and policies that prevent and protect victims of domesticviolence.
Collect, process and analyse the necessary statistical information on genderequality and violence in family relationships and formulate policies in thisdomain.

aImprove the National Gender Machinery at the central andlocal level to fulfill its duties

aStaff training, dealing with this issue and gender ofall employees in central and local level.

aAwareness and advanced training in central and local
level , for gender issues..

aI will presented my Action Plan, and I will
explain in the same way that I work here
how I preparation :Project title: Improve the National Gender
Machinery at the central and local level tofulfill its duties”
a Project perioda Target area: All Gender Equality Employees incentral and local levela Target beneficiaries: All Gender Equality
Employees, and staff of Directory of Policies on
Gender Equality and Familya Implementing Agency: Ministry of Labour Social
Aff id El Ot itia

Overall goal: Gender is mainstreamed in sectoral policies,strategies and programs in all districts of Albania
a Project purpose: GEEs in all districts of Albania have develope
and enforce normative acts as well as policies in support ofencouraging gender equality in society.
a Activities: To Continue with the appointment and guarantee
the stability of the structure of GEEs at the central and locallevela Outputs: GEEs in central and local level have obtain increased
knowledges for gender mainstreaming policiesaaI will do sensitive training with mycolleagues, using allmeans and knowledge acquired in all thistraining.

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