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UNDP in MontenegroNew York, 17 January 2011 Empowering Lives, Building Resilience - Development Stories from Europe and Central Asia
It is the first volume in a series devoted to documenting transformational success stories in the region, and it contains a story about the UNDP implemented demilitarization project in Montenegro („Montenegro: Defence Reform Ushers in Greater Security“, pages 63-68). Uvod u Priče o unapređenju razvoja u Evropi i Centralnoj Aziji
Podgorica, 16 January 2012 The Government of Montenegro signed Country Programme Action Plans 2012-2016 with the UNICEF and the UNDP
Bečići, 21-14 December 2011 Political power in Montenegro is still reserved for men
Podgorica, 16 December 2011 CSR in Montenegro: Private sector is a link between the government, NGOs and society
Podgorica, 9 December 2011 Protecting patients’ rights in Montenegro: achievements and challenges
Podgorica, 25 November 2011 Montenegro gets a Protocol on procedures in domestic violence cases
Podgorica, 25 November 2011 First Legal Aid Office in Montenegro: Equal access to justice for all
The Legal Aid Office in the Basic Court in Podgorica will become fully operational as of January 2012. In the scope of the project, two more pilot offices in Pljevlja and Rožaje were equipped, while additional two offices in Nikšić and Kotor will be funded through One UN facility since Montenegro is ‘Delivering as One’ self-starter country. The Right to Legal Aid brochure (in Montenegrin)/Brošura: Pravo na besplatnu pravnu pomoć
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro, UNICEF Representative and UNDP Resident Representative signed the Country Programme Action Plans (CPAPs) for the period 2012-2016. The UNICEF’s and UNDP’s country programmes support the Government of Montenegro to address key priority areas on its way to EU membership such as alleviation of poverty, economic development, youth empowerment, child rights, good governance and environmental protection. 
In Montenegro there are two men in front of a woman who push her back, and in the European Union there is one man that draws the woman forth, it was a metaphor that Mr. Nicola Bertolini, Head of Operations Section at the Delegation of the EU to Montenegro used when speaking at the regional conference on gender equality. The Montenegrin Parliament only has 11 percent of women, while at the head positions in the government there is only one woman. These worrying figures from the aspect of gender equality were presented at the three-day Regional Conference “Political Participation of Women as a Factor of Societal Development” organized by UNDP in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro and the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro. In addition to prominent experts and politicians from the U.S., Europe and the region, the Conference also gathered representatives of all parliamentary parties, academia and civil society of Montenegro.
„In our society the sustainable development in broader terms is still identified as an environmental and green issue, although sustainable development in its essence is about balancing economic development with social needs of a society and the natural limits of the communities which we live in. Therefore, corporate social responsibility is very important for small and medium enterprises, which are the backbone of our economy,“ said Ms. Bosiljka Vuković, Head of the Division for the support to the National Council for Sustainable Development in the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism at a consultative meeting entitled „The introduction of the principles of corporate social responsibility into national policy of Montenegro“. The meeting was organized by the Cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic policy and financial system and the Ministry of sustainable development and tourism, in cooperation with the UNDP in Montenegro, with an aim to present the recommendations from the „Analysis of the introduction of the principles of corporate social responsibility into national policy“ to representatives from ministries, government institutions, business associations and civil society. The recommendations should serve as a basis for consultation with representatives of the mentioned institutions, which will result in final recommendations for the completion of this study.
A series of measures has been undertaken lately in Montenegro aimed at improving the quality of health care and protecting patients’ rights, including the appointment of ombudspersons in all health facilities. According to the Montenegrin Law on the rights of patients, it was prescribed that the health ombudsperson should be on the payroll of the institution against which complaints are being received. At a roundtable on protecting the rights of patients, President of the Associationfor the Protection of the Patients' Rights of the Republic of Croatia mr. sc. Đula Rušinović-Sunara said that protectors of the rights of patients should not be employed at the institution on whose account the patients complain. On the other hand, Assistant Minister of Health Dr. Jadranka Lakićević said that ombudspersons coming from the institution in which they work are common practice in many countries. The round table was organized on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day by the Ministry of Health and UNDP Montenegro. 
This year's “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” campaign started in Montenegro by signing the Protocol on cooperation in the cases of domestic violence. The Protocol is designed to systemize the joint work of all relevant entities in the implementation of laws and conventions, as well as obligations when it comes to the necessary measures to ensure organizing, equipping and educating of specialized professionals who deal with domestic violence.
“Opening of the first Legal Aid Office in the Basic Court of the capital of Podgorica is an important project in the overall judiciary system, because it provides equal access to justice for all, regardless of their financial or social status,” said Mr. Duško Marković, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice in the Government of Montenegro. The first Legal Aid Office was opened by the Ministry of Justice of Montenegro, with the support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Montenegro and the Governments of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Norway.