Lawyers and Local Government Unit Staff Participate in Two Gender Training Courses
Birzeit: 4 July 2012 – In cooperation with the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), the Institute of Law (IoL) at Birzeit University organised a training course targeting staff members of local government units (LGUs) in the West Bank governorates. With a view to integrate gender issues in local government functions, the training focused on promoting LGU staff’s skills in effective training delivery and interpersonal communication. The training addressed strategic planning, budget preparation, and gender concepts in connection with LGU functions. 25 LGU staff members took part in the 10-day training workshop.
In collaboration with the Palestinian Bar Association (PBA), the IoL organised a training course for the lawyers’ community in the Gaza Stip. Involving 29 lawyers, the training workshop was deliver over a period of five days. The training focused on the concept of gender and law, principle of equality, gender-based violence, and role of forensic medicine.
As part of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women in the occupied Palestinian territory, six UN Agencies, namely UNDP/PAPP, UN-Women, ILO, UNESCO, UNFPA and UNRWA, are implementing a Joint Programme funded by the Government of Spain on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, covering the period 2009-2012. The Program aims to achieve three major Outcomes:
1. Reducing gender based violence and all form of violence against women and the girl child;
2. Increasing the representation of women’s and women’s issues in decision making bodies;
3. Advancing equal opportunities for women’s economic participation, especially women survivors of gender based violence.
2. Increasing the representation of women’s and women’s issues in decision making bodies;
3. Advancing equal opportunities for women’s economic participation, especially women survivors of gender based violence.
With reference to output 1.3 “Capacity to provide refuge, security, and access to justice strengthened” and output 2.2, “Organize training and workshops to raise awareness on gender in local authorities and related NGOs”, UNDP seeks to:
1. Develop specialised curricula and training material and conduct training for judges, lawyers and prosecutors on gender issues and the provision of assistance to victims of violence and gender based violence.
2. Provide gender awareness training to local government staff in 15 districts to develop their capacity on mainstreaming gender in district development planning and service provision.
