Minister for Family Care and Demography Jelena Žarić Kovačević participated in New York in the side event on Women’s Empowerment across CICA Member States, where she emphasised that Serbia has achieved significant progress in improving women’s participation in political and public life.
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Strengthening cooperation, role of women through CICA initiatives
Belgrade/New York,
14 March 2026
The event was organised by the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations and the Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
On that occasion, Žarić Kovačević pointed to the importance of Azerbaijan’s initiative, which, as the current chair of CICA, has made a historic step forward by establishing the CICA Women Council as an advisory body of the Conference, emphasising that this mechanism will contribute to strengthening dialogue and cooperation among member states.
She noted that today in Serbia women make up a significant share of members of parliament and hold important positions in the government, judiciary and in local self-government units.
These results have been achieved thanks to comprehensive legislative reforms, gender equality strategies and electoral mechanisms that ensure balanced representation of women and men, the Minister stated.
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Author: Jasmina Mitrović/Ministry for Family Care and Demography -
Author: Jasmina Mitrović/Ministry for Family Care and Demography -
Author: Jasmina Mitrović/Ministry for Family Care and Demography -
Author: Jasmina Mitrović/Ministry for Family Care and Demography
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