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UNDP in MontenegroPodgorica, 19 June 2009 Presentation of the Report on Transparency and Accountability in the Montenegrin Governance System
The Report represents a final step in the effort to create a framework to assess Montenegro’s progress in achieving the political dimensions of the Copenhagen Criteria, which are considered to be important preconditions for establishing a system of good governance that can lead to adoption of standards necessary for EU membership. The degree to which transparency and accountability exist in public institutions are fundamental determinants of the degree to which the institutions can deliver democracy, rule of law, and respect for human and minority rights – and, therefore, are the principal focus of this study.
Podgorica, 5 June 2009 The Draft National Human Development Report 2009: Social exclusion in Montenegro
We strongly encourage you to actively participate in the development of this Report which deals with issues of critical importance for Montenegro and its future as a social cohesive nation. You can read here the Report and its Summary. To see the comments that we have received so far please click here. All your comments will be taken into consideration when preparing the final draft. Participate Now! * * * Radna verzija Nacionalnog izvještaja o razvoju po mjeri čovjeka za 2009. godinu: Društvena isključenost u Crnoj Gori Radna verzija Nacionalnog izvještaja o razvoju po mjeri čovjeka za 2009. godinu: Društvena isključenost u Crnoj Gori predstavljaprvo sveobuhvatno istraživanje o dimenzijama društvene isključenosti u Crnoj Gori. U Izvještaju su prikupljeni i analizirani kvantitativni i kvalitativni podaci o društvenoj isključenosti socijalno ugroženih grupa, i intepretirani kroz prizmu UNDP-ovog pristupa razvoju po mjeri čovjeka. Izvještaj se takođe bavi pitanjem regionalnih nejednakosti i daje preporuke za buduće aktivnosti. Pozivamo Vas da aktivno učestvujete u razvoju ovog Izvještaja koji se bavi pitanjima od najveće važnosti za Crnu Goru i njenu budućnost kao nacije socijalne kohezije. Ovdje možete pročitati Izvještaj kao i njegov Sažetak. Komentare koji su do sada pristigli možete vidjeti ovdje. Svi komentari će biti uzeti u obzir prilikom pripreme konačne verzije Izvještaja. Učestvujte i Vi!
Podgorica, 2 June 2009 Integrity and Capacity Assessment of the Local Self Governance in Montenegro
Some of the key recommendations from the Research are to: a) insist on educational campaigns for citizens about their rights, better informing efforts regarding the main jurisdictions and activities of the local self governance, as well as about the possibilities of filing complaints in case of dissatisfaction with work and attitude of local self governance organs and their representatives; b) further professionalize clerks in regard to their relations with service beneficiaries; c) simplify procedures for issuing building permits; c) better control the efficiency of clerks; and to d) publicly announce and prosecute the corruption cases discovered. Budva, April 23 - 24 2009 Second Regional Workshop “Persons with Disabilities – the Role of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)” was held in Montenegro
The aims of this year’s workshop were exchanging of ideas and opinions, exploring possibilities for building potential joint approaches, collection of significant innovative materials, studies and practices, which will contribute to reaching an agreement on concrete steps that each UNDP Country Offices in the region should take during 2009.
April 20, 2009 Helen Clark Begins First Day as Administrator of UNDP
"I am looking forward to leading UNDP at this critical time. I have a commitment to tackling poverty and injustice, and I regard it as an enormous privilege to tackle these issues at the international level,” Clark said after she was approved.
Podgorica, 15 April 2009 National Conference on International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
The Tool is an instrument developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for use by the criminal justice system practitioners, and the Conference is designated for judges and prosecutors and other legal professionals who take part in procedure of providing legal assistance. It aims at facilitating their work and improving the procedure for providing international legal assistance in criminal matters. More…
Bar, 4 April 2009 The first academic gender studies in Montenegro
Participants – 44 graduate students of the «Mediteran» University, public admin/local governments employees and NGO representatives - demonstrated a high level of understanding of the basic concepts of gender equality, international treaties and how it relates to their everyday work and country’s obligations in terms of EU integration policies. Along with prominent national and international lecturers, the Gender School Chief Presenter was prof. dr Marijana Pajvančić, and the School was organizationally and financially supported by the Office for Gender Equality of the Government of Montenegro, «Mediteran» University in Bar and UNDP Montenegro.
Podgorica, 16 March 2009 Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, the Royal Netherlands Embassy and UNDP signed an Agreement of Cooperation
The Project of Strengthening capacities of the Ministry of Finance complements the ongoing efforts of the Ministry to reform and strengthen the public finance sector. It is expected to contribute to modernising the financial system and its harmonization with EU standards, thus better serving development goals such as sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.
Podgorica, 6 March 2009 On the occasion of International Women's Day: Panel Discussion on the status of women in Montenegro
To mark this year’s International Women's Day The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Montenegro, the Governmental Office for Gender Equality and the Faculty of Law at the University of Montenegro jointly organized a Panel Discussion “Women in Montenegro”. For more information please go to the UNCT web page…
Podgorica, 2 March 2009 Environmental GIS for Montenegro: A successfully completed capacity development training
Certificates were handed over to 25 people from the Forestry Central Management and Monitoring Unit, Forestry Institute, Mountaineering Association, Institute for Marine Biology, Nature Museum, Geology Institute and Seismology Institute. The event marked another important milestone in cooperation between the UNDP and the Government of Montenegro, in the area of Natural Resources Management, through the usage of the Geographic Information Systems.
Podgorica, 5 February 2009 Assessment of the public services at the local level in the municipalities of the Northern Montenegro
The European Commission Delegation to Montenegro also presented its activities at the workshop, as well as the IPA funding possibilities. In addition, the UNDP Montenegro gave a special presentation about the capacity development of the municipalities in the context of the European integration. Both presentations were aimed to provide an overview of the future activities of the donors in the North of Montenegro.
Podgorica, 28 January 2009 Reform of the legal aid system in Montenegro – creating an effective and sustainable system of providing legal aid
The presentation brought together representatives of the donor community, high level and expert level representatives of the Government, judiciary, municipalities, non-governmental organizations and relevant international organizations to present the project and its set-up, as well as to discuss the issues and political aspects related to the introduction of Legal Aid in Montenegro.
Podgorica, 11 December 2008 A round table on Domestic Violence in Montenegro: current status and future activities
The aim of the round table was to mobilize political, expert and other support in Montenegro in order to direct future activities towards long-term resolution of domestic violence problem, in particular to ensure political support and dedication to resolution of this problem, to improve the legislation and the code of conduct, as well to develop cooperation between relevant institutions at all levels. For more information please go to the UNCT web page…
Podgorica, 9-10 December 2008 60 Years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948-2008) Conference on Human Rights in Montenegro in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
For more information please go to the UNCT web page…
Podgorica, 1 December 2008 December 1st, World AIDS Day in Montenegro
World AIDS Day is marked this year through promotion of the theme “STOP AIDS. Keep the promise. Take the Lead”. Since the beginning of the epidemic, experience has clearly demonstrated that significant advances in the response to HIV/AIDS have been achieved where there is a strong and committed leadership. Leaders are distinguished by their action, innovation and vision, their personal example and engagement of others. However, leadership should be demonstrated at every level of society - in families, communities, countries and internationally. For more information please go to the UNCT web page…
Podgorica, 24 November 2008 “16 days campaign against violence” Urge Men as Role Models To Fight Violence Against Women * This campaign is based on the American NGO Family Violence Prevention Fund campaign against violence. For more information please go to the UNCT web page…
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"The strength of the democratic form of government is its ability to establish a system through which state organs, i.e. the system of governance funded by taxpayers, enable all citizens improved chances to earn a living, to access affordable public services, and to enjoy personal security and equitable justice. Democracy empowers citizens to exercise their right to decide who will manage the system governing people’s lives and, in that way, it removes the elite monopoly over decision-making and the benefits of that decision-making" – it was recognized in the Report on Transparency and Accountability in the Montenegrin Governance System, prepared by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme in Montenegro, within its Capacity Development Programme (CDP). 
The Draft National Human Development Report 2009
Complicated procedures and regulations, as well as high cost services are the most common occurences in the work of local self governance organs, whereas bad attitude of clerks towards service beneficiaries and non-transparency are the least common ones - it was revealed through a research titled “Integrity and Capacity Assessment of the Local Self Governance in Montenegro”, conducted by the Center for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (CEED) for the needs of the Directorate for Anticorruption Initiative (DACI) and UNDP Montenegro. 
Second regional workshop dedicated to persons with disabilities, jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Offices in Montenegro and Croatia, with the support from the colleagues from Serbia and the UNDP Regional Bureau in Bratislava, was held in Montenegro. 
Today, Helen Clark began her first day as the new Administrator of UNDP. She will spend her first week meeting with UNDP senior management, UN officials and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, as well as getting acquainted with staff. 
Following Montenegro’s adoption of the Law on International Legal Assistance in January 2008 and its accession to relevant international multilateral agreements pertaining to legal assistance in criminal matters, the Ministry of Justice of Montenegro, in cooperation with the OSCE and the UNDP organized a National Conference ”International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters”, with the main goal to present and promote the Handbook on International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and the UN Mutual Legal Assistance Request Writer Tool. 
The first generation of Gender School students at the «Mediteran» University in Bar received certificates after a 6 days Program that encompassed five themes: the social context and the basis for gender equality; normative, legal and institutional frameworks for gender equality; gender equality in economy; gender dimension of culture and artwork; education and human resources in the context of gender equality. 
Representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the UNDP signed two official documents on cooperation: Agreement for the implementation of a Joint Project ”Strengthening capacities of the Ministry of Finance to efficiently plan, analyze and manage the public finances in support to the country’s aspirations for sustainable development and EU integration“, and the related Project Document. 
Each year around the world, International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Montenegro and the Dutch development organization SNV, in cooperation with the Center for Entrepreneurship (CEED), organized a workshop to present the findings of the project “Assessment of the Public Services at the Local Level”, which was carried out in the Municipalities of Bijelo Polje and Žabljak. 
The Ministry of Justice of Montenegro and the UNDP presented a joint project: “Reform of the legal aid system – creating an effective and sustainable system of providing legal aid“, which will be a milestone for the country on its path to EU acession, and is a part of an advanced dialogue with the EU.
As a contribution to the Global International Campaign “16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence” the Office for Gender Equality of the Government of Montenegro, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Foundation Open Society Institute, Representative Office Montenegro (FOSI ROM) and the United Nations Country Team in Montenegro (UNCT) organized a round table titled “Domestic Violence: current status – future activities”.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Law Faculty and the UN Country Team Thematic Group on Human Rights in Montenegro organized a two-day conference for the representatives of the main pillars of society - academia, government and civil sector, at the Law Faculty in Podgorica on December 9 and 10. The focus of the Conference was on four thematic areas selected in coordination and consultation with NGO and government entities: the right to gender equality, minority rights, the right to a fair trial and due process of law and the rights of people with disabilities. 
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro, the Institute of Public Health, representatives of the United Nations System in Montenegro and NGO CAZAS as representative of the NGO sector in Montenegro have jointly organized a media conference to mark World AIDS Day.
Men teach boys how to hit the ball, hit the net, and much more. But are men taking the time to teach boys that violence against women and girls is wrong? With help from the Montenegro Waterpolo and Swimming Federation and the Montenegro Basketball Federation, Mr. Petar Porobić, Head Coach of the Montenegro Waterpolo Team, and Mr. Igor Kolaković, Head Coach of Montenegrin “Budućnost” Valleyball Team and Head Coach of Serbian National Volleyball Team, this year’s campaign “16 days campaign against violence”* invites men to do so.