During the period from 13-14 December, Jahorina, organized by UN WOMEN, held a meeting of the Civil Society Advisory Group. Representatives of UN WOMEN have pointed out that it is their pleasure to work with long-standing activists and civil society leaders and to develop ideas and approaches to improving gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Civil society is one of UN Women’s most important constituencies - providing a dynamic source for ideas and policy perspectives, partnerships and support for the organization - which can assist UN Women in achieving its strategic goals. Closely linked is the vital role played by civil society in advancing shared objectives in promoting women’s rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Objectives
UN Women CSAG in BiH will be a consultative forum for regular dialogue between UN Women and civil society in BiH. The goals for the group are:
• To enable UN Women to consult with civil society and draw upon the rich and diverse expertise, experience, outreach and networks, perspective and knowledge that civil society can offer.
• To foster dialogue and engagement, with a view to advancing goals of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• To serve as a consultative forum of ideas and strategies for UN Women’s programming, including identification of the most pertinent and emerging gender equality issues in the region
