Montenegro

Democratic Governance

The objective of the Democratic Governance Cluster:

The Democratic Governance Cluster focuses on legislative, institutional and administrative reform and capacity development at the central and local level in support to Montenegro in its European and Euro-Atlantic integrations processes. The objective is to continue to provide quality, flexible and impact oriented support that will contribute to creating a strong and functional institutional framework, strengthening capacities in Montenegro to facilitate the European integration process leading to an improved quality of life of citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

Programmes and Projects within the Democratic Governance Cluster:

• Capacity Development Programme (CDP)

  Main purpose of the overall CDP activities is to provide support to efforts of Government in strengthening the institutional and administrative capacities of Montenegro for European Integration.

• Rule of Law and Human Rights Programme

  In 2008, UNDP launched the Rule of Law and Human Rights Programme in order to support the implementation of the Action plan for the judicial reform in Montenegro and for the purpose of strengthening of the capacities of Judiciary to fight corruption and organized crime - assistance to Ministry of Justice, State Prosecutor’s Offices and Courts with relevant expertise and equipment to complete tasks from European Partnership and to provide equal access to justice for all inhabitants of Montenegro.

• MONDEM (Montenegro Demilitarization) Programme

Capacity Development for SALW (Small Arms and Light Weapons) Demilitarization and Safe Storage for Montenegro - MONDEM. This is a joint initiative of Montenegrin Ministry of Defense, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the UNDP.

• Local Governance Programme

  The Programme is envisioned to support municipalities to increase capacities in the areas of organizational development, municipalities networking, citizen’s participation and governance benchmarking indicators, leading to better service provision for citizens, improving its responsiveness to socially-excluded citizens and lowering barriers to doing business.

• Anti-corruption Programme

  Securing adequate follow up in terms of resource mobilization and relevant policy and institutional changes, and implementation of the capacity development response in the Directorate for Anticorruption Initiatives within the Government of Montenegro (DACI) based on the previously completed activities.

 

Contact person:
Ms. Sanja Bojanic, Democratic Governance Team Leader
sanja.bojanic@undp.org
UNDP Montenegro
Bul. Sv. Petra Cetinjskog 1A
81 000 Podgorica
Montenegro
Tel. +382 20 22 55 33; Fax +382 20 22 55 51

 

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