On May 21, in Yerevan, the second meeting of the NA-CSO Open Cooperation Platform (hereinafter the Platform), took place with the following agenda.
- To sum up the results of the first meeting of the Platform
- To discuss the recommendations on introducing amendments to the RA Law on Local Self-Government from the perspective of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
The Platform participants particularly PROPOSE:
- Amendments in the Election Code
- Amendments in the RA Law of Local Self-Governance
- In the RA Gender Policy Implementation in 2019-2023 strategy and outreach program.
P.S. During the meeting, a preliminary agreement was reached that Women’s reproductive health will be the topic of the next meeting of the Platform
The initiative was implemented within the framework of “Women in Politics” project. The project is implemented by UNDP in Armenia and RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures in partnership with OxYGen Foundation and with financial support from the UK Good Governance Fund.