04.12.2012.
Implementation of the National Action Plan for the implementation of UNSCR 1325
Assistant Minister for Defence Policy Miroslav Jovanovic met with Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Gender Issues, Ms June Zeitlin. During the meeting, they discussed the activities implemented by the Ministry of Defence to implement the NAP – National Action Plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 – Women, Peace and Security in the Republic of Serbia (2010-2015).
Speaking about the importance of the meeting, Assistant Minister for Defence Policy Miroslav Jovanovic stressed that high quality collaboration between the Ministry of Defence and OSCE has great importance for the continuation of the reform process in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia.Expressing commitment to the Ministry of Defence in the field of respecting human rights, eliminating discrimination, and advocating for the respect of the principle of gender equality, the activities carried out by the Ministry of Defence to implement the National Action Plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 – Women, Peace and Security in the Republic of Serbia (2010-2015) were presented.
Ms Zeitlin has expressed satisfaction with the cooperation between OSCE and the Republic of Serbia, also underlining that the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, during the security sector reform, made a big step forward accepting the concept of gender equality as one of its strategic goals and thus committed themselves, in accordance with their capabilities, to strive to achieve the highest standards in this area.