UNSCR 1325 & ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN ALBANIA

Presented By: Ratela Asllani ATA, Albania

Contents

• The Mechanism of Implementation • Gender Composition in the Institutions• Perceptions & Tools of Implementation• Successful Examples• Conclusion

1. The Mechanism of Implementation

• The main responsible institution/authority for the law implementations & the national programs for gender equality is the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.

• National Council on Gender Equality (CMD no 3, date 08.01.2009, Composed by the Minister, 9 D/Minister & 3

representatives of Civil Society) • National Strategy for the Gender Equality &

Domestic Violence (for its implementation are appointed civil servants in each ministry)

1. The Mechanism of Implementation

• In the Security Areas : Ministry of Interior Ministry of Defense

• In the Decision-Making: Parliament Executive (Local & Central Power)Judiciary Institutions

1. The Mechanism of Implementation

• MOI Albania: Annual Action Plan for Police Forces aim to support all legislation

regarding Gender Equality.

• MOD Albania: a coordinating position for Gender Equality Issues & Equal

Chances Drafting the “Strategy for the Management of Human

Resources”, particularly based on the commitments for non-discrimination and indicates that 15 % of the military personnel of the AF should be women

Defense Directive 2012

2. Gender Composition in Institutions

Gender Composition of the Albanian Parliament

Legislatures No of MP No of Women MP

XV 1997 - 2001 155 11

XVI 2001 - 2005 140 8

XVII 2005 - 2009 140 10

XVIII 2009 - to date 140 23

Compiled with data from: the Albanian Parliament, OSCE Needs assessment mission report, April 2009

Gender Composition of the Albanian Judiciary

Court Level No. of Sitting Judges No. of Female Judges % of total

Constitutional Court 9 1 11.1High Court 17 6 35.3

Courts of Appeal 57 19 33.3

District Courts 281 112 39.3TOTAL 364 138 37.9

Source: MOJ; OAJB.2008

Women Participation in AF

Grade Women Officers in AF % Female

Colonel 1 0.8

Ltc Colonel 42 12.4

Major 54 9

Captain 24 7.1

1st Lieutenant 90 12.3

Sub Lieutenant 116 35.6

Total 335 13.42

Source: MOD,2012

Women in AF and MOD

Women Participation in PoliceGrade Women Officers

in State Police

Deputy General Director of Police 1

Leader 10

Prime Commissar 48

Commissar   50

Lieutenant Commissar 137

Prime Inspector 109

Inspector 106

Lieutenant Inspector 7

Civil personnel 371

Total 877 or 9.07%

Source: General Directorate of the Albanian State Police, 2010

3. Perception & Tools for Implementation

Perception for Women in Security Forces /Albania

Source: Research Report “Surveying Public Opinion and Attitudes Regarding Women in Police”2010

Source: Research Report “Surveying Public Opinion and Attitudes Regarding Women in Police”2010

Campaign for Women Recruitment in Police Forces

4. Successful Cases

Women in Decision-Making

Women in Security Forces

Women in Security ForcesANILA HOXHA

Deputy General Director of

Albanian State Police, 2012

SUZANA JAHOLLARI

1st Women Colonel, 2009

REZARTA HOXHAJ

1st Women in Police Special

Unit, RENEA 2012

5. Conclusion• Strengthening the institutional capacities for UNSCR

1325 implementation • Adoption of National Action Plan, which is a strategic

document for fulfilling the obligations, set by this resolution. (In process)

• Raising the awareness for involvement of women in decision-making and security forces

• Removal of prejudices in society for women capabilities

Objectives of MOD, 2012

Recruitment of women in AF up to 15 % of the AF on the basis of the competitive criteria

Abandon the traditional positions of women

Equal distribution on rank between women and men in AF, particularly, for the major ranks like: Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel and General.