Výbor pre rodovú rovnosť - Committee for Gender Equality Slovakia
Slovakia
The Council of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Human Rights, National Minorities and Gender Equality (Resolution No. 158/2011 …
Literature / resource
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Women's empowerment in the UN
Slovenia · Ljubljana · Transnational · See the Slovenia profile
Slovenia is among the countries that have long been advocating for mainstreaming the gender equality principle into the UN structure. Accordingly, it was one of the initiators of the Working Group of the UN Human Rights Council on discrimination against women and girls. The main
Details
- Promoter
- MINISTRY OF Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, DIRECTORATE FOR MULTILATERAL COOPERATION, Ljubljana
- Power domain
- Political Power
- Methods / tools
- Awareness-raising, Monitoring, Networking
- Region (NUTS)
SI04- Keywords
- women's empowerment, gender equality, rights in political, economic, social fields
Context
This is a literature/resource item describing Slovenia's advocacy for mainstreaming gender equality into United Nations structures, led by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' Directorate for Multilateral Cooperation. Slovenia was one of the initiators of the UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on discrimination against women and girls and has actively promoted the establishment of UN Women.
Activities
Slovenia participates in discussions, working groups and negotiations in international organisations and forums to advance women's empowerment and gender equality, and defends the gender perspective when shaping the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. The initiative is described as important for building the leadership capacity of women.
Implementation
- Indicative cost
- Low (< €50k) — Cost is not disclosed; delivered as part of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' ongoing diplomatic activity.
- Time to results
- Long (> 3 years) — Described as a long-standing advocacy effort; no specific start date is given.
- Staffing & skills
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs staff, Directorate for Multilateral Cooperation
Conditions for success
- Active participation in UN and EU forums, working groups and negotiations
- Sustained positioning as an advocate for women's empowerment in international diplomacy
Where it fits
- Governance type
- national government ministry (foreign affairs)
- Scale
- transnational (UN and EU advocacy)
- Income level
- unspecified
Commonly funded by
National / regional programmes CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
- Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
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