Research on Equal Opportunities in National Diplomacies

Slovenia (SI)

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia(SI)
Bilateral initiative number:
SI-BI004
Status:
Completed
Initial cost:
€30,000
Actual cost:
€28,978
Initiative Types:
Conference
Publication
Study
Workshop or seminar
Partners:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland(IS)
Programme:
Bilateral Fund
Programme areas:
Good Governance

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Description

Slovenia''s foreign policy commitment to gender equality and empowerment of women is grounded in the 2015 Declaration of Foreign Policy of the Republic of Slovenia and the 2017 Resolution on Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of the Republic of Slovenia that both define gender equality and promotion of human rights of women as a priority area. In 2009 the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs carried out the research of equal opportunities in Slovenian Diplomacy .

The 40th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the 20th

Summary of the results

The implementation of the initiative “Research on equal opportunities in national diplomacies” started earlier than foreseen. Already in July 2019, the deputy coordinator of equal opportunities of men and women at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia had the first discussions with Icelandic partners in order to harmonise the modalities of the research (e.g. main goals, methodology, indicators, time frame, financial resources, etc.). The purpose of the visit in Reykjavik was also to identify common challenges of both countries in the area of equal opportunities in diplomacies and to compare and share good practices in this area.

The implementation of this bilateral initiative was mostly carried out according to the plan. However, in 2020, this bilateral initiative was also affected by COVID-19 epidemic. Since the deadline for the implementation of the planned activities identified in the Implementation Agreement was 1 October 2020, the project promoter requested to extend the deadline for implementation for 3 months. The Implementation Agreement between the NFP and the project promoter was modified as requested.

All planned activities within this bilateral initiative were finished by the end of 2020, the research on equal opportunities in national diplomacies was published and is available in English on the website of the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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