66  : :  ANNEXES Fund/Programme/Project Region/Country Included work on: Kosovo1 • Strengthening the capacity of prosecutors, police officers and lawyers in investigation and prosecution of war crimes by co-organizing a seminar in Prishtinë/Priština jointly with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. OSCE Region • Enhancing the participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life through the project Our right to Participate – Advancing the participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life – organization of 4 events raising awareness of good practices, and contributions to 3 events organized by other actors; and Eastern Partnership Countries and Western Balkans • Organizing two Young Policy Advisers Courses for young policy professionals from Eastern Partnership Countries and the Western Balkans. Increasing the participation of women in politics OSCE region • Enhancing gender equality in political parties in the OSCE region, including work on gender audits of political parties in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova; • Supporting the women’s movement in Poland through the Congress of Women, and organization of a training event for women candidates ahead of the local elections; and • Supporting Belarus in its long-term efforts to achieve gender equality, by strengthening women’s leadership potential, facilitating networking and sharing of good practices. Strengthening Democratic Institutions in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia • ODIHR continued assisting the participating States in making their lawmaking processes more open, inclusive, efficient and human rights compliant. This included the release of practical guidelines for public officials who are responsible for organizing public consultations in Ukraine, as well as visits on public consolations to Moldova and Uzbekistan. Legislative Review Fund OSCE Region • Legal analyses of seven pieces of legislation, including on legislative initiatives (Albania), integration of foreigners (Moldova), on the rights of freedom of association (Romania and Ukraine), on political party financing (Lithuania) and judiciary (Kazakhstan); • A pre-assessment visit and meetings with national counterparts and key stakeholders on joint opinions pertaining to the right to freedom of association in Hungary, Romania and Ukraine, as well as the joint opinion on legislative initiatives in Albania; • Support and maintenance of co-operation with the ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Assembly and Association and the Core Group of Experts on Political Parties; • Relaunch and maintenance of Legislationline.org, ODIHR’s online legislative database; and • Participation in various meetings, including on National Human Rights Institutions in Helsinki, and Political Parties, Internal Democracy and New Technologies in Valencia. Democratic Governance 1  All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text should be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.

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