{"id":3921,"date":"2020-12-09T06:31:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T06:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/?page_id=3921"},"modified":"2021-06-25T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:00:40","slug":"romania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3921\" class=\"elementor elementor-3921\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2950600 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2950600\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20b62e7\" data-id=\"20b62e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7535295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7535295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Romania<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899c176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"899c176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;full_content_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.full_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-full_content elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2153 country type-country status-publish hentry country_name-romania\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romania adopted its first National Action Plan (NAP) in 2014 for the period 2014-2024. The NAP was developed by the Ministry of Defense and focuses on implementation of the WPS agenda in the context of defense policy. The NAP does not identify civil society inclusion in the NAP development process. Romania\u2019s NAP contextualizes the WPS agenda by providing an overview of legislative landmarks pertaining to the advancement of women\u2019s rights at the domestic level. The NAP focuses heavily on increasing the number of women within the military and its scope focuses on this and related objectives. Furthermore, the NAP does not include an allocated budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Romania adopted a more holistic National Action Plan for the period 2020-2023. <em>Analysis of this plan is forthcoming<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romania transitioned into a democratic regime in 1989, after an extensive period under communist rule. Romania does not have a recent history of armed conflict. However, the country has had a tense relationship with its ethnic Hungarian population, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/Romania93O.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resulted in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> violent clashes between Romanians and ethnic Hungarians in the Transylvanian city of T\u00e2rgu Mure\u0219 in 1990. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A former member of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/topics_50349.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NATO\u2019s Partnership for Peace Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Romania officially joined NATO in 2004.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the multilateral level, Romania most recently served as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/securitycouncil\/content\/countries-elected-members\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non-permanent member<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2004-2005.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d06238\" data-id=\"9d06238\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c8eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67c8eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Country Menu<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e994a8 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elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"981e7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2159 2019_committments type-2019_committments status-publish hentry country_name-romania\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/2019-committments\/romania-2020-commitments\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRomania-2020 Commitments\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413402c elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"413402c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2157 2015_committments type-2015_committments status-publish hentry country_name-romania\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/2015-committments\/romania-2015-commitments\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRomania-2015 Commitments\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3df3e16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3df3e16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfce495\" data-id=\"dfce495\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192e42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"192e42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rank-icon-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6f324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c6f324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEDAW<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e726ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e726ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1982<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e050d5\" data-id=\"3e050d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3714b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3714b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"83\" height=\"81\" src=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rank-icon-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd373c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbd373c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Gender Gap Index 2020\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e5622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79e5622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">55 \/ 153<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bc6367\" data-id=\"0bc6367\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a936b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24a936b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"82\" height=\"81\" src=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rank-icon-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b617e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b617e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arms Trade Treaty Ratified<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa4a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afa4a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2015<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25457ad\" data-id=\"25457ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be32e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be32e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"83\" height=\"81\" src=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rank-icon-4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612dc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"612dc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Military expenditure (2019)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac9dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac9dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">$4.9 billion USD<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e770c43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e770c43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb8a06d\" data-id=\"cb8a06d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6781643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6781643\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3add179\" data-id=\"3add179\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c4d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95c4d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Romania's National Action Plan<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ee9fa elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3ee9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-2023.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2020-2023 NAP (English)<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56eedef elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56eedef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Romania-NAP-2014-English.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2014-2024 Ministry of Defense NAP (English)<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e96ce9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e96ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Plan-final.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2014-2024 Ministry of Defense NAP (Romanian)<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109eb2b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"109eb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div id=\"eael-advance-tabs-109eb2b\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal\" data-tabid=\"109eb2b\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav\">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\">\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">Actors<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">Timeframe<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">Objectives<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">Actions\/Activities<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">Indicators<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">M&E<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">Budget<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">Disarmament<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"inactive\">\n                                                                <i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i>                                                             <span class=\"eael-tab-title\">2014-2024 MoD NAP<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A number of actors are listed in the beginning of the NAP as being the key actors involved, specifically: the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunication Service, the Protection and Guard Service, the National Agency for Equal Opportunities between women and men, the National Administration of Penitentiaries, the National University of Political and Administrative Studies, the Civil organization non-profit FRONT, and the Mediation Council.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a National Implementation Group which is responsible for implementing the NAP and monitoring its implementation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fourth objective of the NAP is to facilitate cooperation with civil society in the process of implementing the WPS agenda. Under this objective, there are several activities and indicators regarding developing partnerships with NGOs and creating a permanent consultative process with civil society and academia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The monitoring of the NAP\u2019s implementation will be done by the National Implementation Group, which includes representatives from the following institutions: Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Romanian Intelligence Service, Special Telecommunication Service, Protection and Guard Service, National Agency for Equal Opportunities between women and men and National Administration of Penitentiaries. The NAP states that this group will also cooperate with other actors including parliamentarians and civil society. The Gender Management Office is the Secretariat of this group.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP will be implemented for the period 2020-2023.<\/span><\/p>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Action Plan grounds itself within the context of the WPS resolutions and the pillars of the agenda, as well as other frameworks in the EU and NATO. It also contextualizes itself within the history of Romania\u2019s domestic work on women\u2019s rights, including CEDAW and national strategies on gender equality, as well as the Ministry of National Defense\u2019s Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 (2014-2024).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It states that its main goal is to create the \u201cbasis for a series of common policies and directives for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 (2000) used by the institutions of the national defence, public order and national defence system of Romania, as well as other central administration institutions with responsibilities in this field\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four main objectives of the NAP: Integration of gender perspective in security and defence policies; Increase the representation and significant participation of women in peace negotiations, mediation processes and within peace keeping missions; Prevent and combat all forms of gender based discrimination, harassment and sexual violence; and Cooperation with the civil society in the process of implementing the WPS agenda.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chapter 4 of the NAP contains a series of concrete activities, with deadlines, responsible ministries or actors, financial resources, and indicators. Examples of planned activities include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction of a common database regarding WPS specialists in the national defence, public order and national security systems, academic environment and civilian community<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elaborate an SOP regarding the reporting and response mechanism with regards to the incidents that involve sexual exploitation and abuse committed by Romanian military and civilian personnel deployed abroad<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduce training programmes regarding gender equality in all academic institutions of the security and defence sectors<\/span><\/li><\/ul>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP reports on existing efforts to promote the participation of women in different aspects of peace and security through detailed statistics over time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Chapter 4 of the NAP, there is a table with planned activities and associated indicators. Indicators include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training the forces prior to deployment for peace keeping missions regarding the protection and support of sexual and gender violence victims, as well as how to report such cases<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct at least one training per semester regarding prevention and combating sexual harassment and discrimination<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Periodically create and update WPS study materials as well as academic curriculum based on Resolution 1325(2000)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP contains a monitoring and evaluation framework in Chapter 5. Monitoring and evaluation will be conducted by a dedicated implementation group (see above), which will include civil society.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All institutions that are part of the national implementation group will submit annual reports regarding the implementation of the NAP. There will be a half-term evaluation of the NAP in the second quarter of 2022, and the secretariat will analyze the results and propose updates and amendments to the NAP.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP indicates that it has an allocated budget, which is referenced in the table that details indicators and planned activities. The number is not listed.<\/span><\/p>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP does not indicate planned work on disarmament.<\/span><\/p>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"clearfix inactive\">\n                                                    <p><b>NAP Development<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2014-2024 NAP does not indicate civil society inclusion in the development of the NAP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>WILPF does not have a country section in Romania and was therefore not involved in the development of the NAP.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP was developed by Romania\u2019s Ministry of Defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>NAP Implementation<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP lists, \u201cInitiating, maintaining and developing the cooperation between the organization Romanian civil society in order to harmonize the means of helping the female population with specific needs\u201d as one of the objectives. For this, the NAP lists \u201cnon-governmental organizations such as Save the Children, Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, etc.\u201d as cooperation partners in the implementation of this objective. However, the NAP does not indicate further inclusion of Romanian civil society in the implementation of the NAP.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A working group will oversee the implementation of the NAP. The working group will consist of representatives from the following government departments: Defense Policy and Planning; Human Resources Management; Personnel and Mobilization; Military Intelligence; Operations; Strategic Planning; Training and Doctrine; Information and Public Relations. The working group will also include experts from the 1st CIMIC Battalion (Batalionul 1 Cooperare Civil-Militar\u0103 \u2014 the Civil-Military Cooperation Battalion of the Romanian Land Forces).<\/span><\/p><p><b>NAP Monitoring and \u00a0Evaluation<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP does not indicate civil society inclusion in the monitoring and evaluation of the NAP.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP indicates that a working group, which consists of the above stated government bodies as well as experts from the 1st CIMIC Battalion, will be responsible for the periodic updating of the action plan.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Timeframe<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The implementation period of the NAP is ten years (2014-2024).<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP states that the overarching objectives of the action plan is to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase the number of women in military operations outside the national territory;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase the involvement of women in the decision-making process;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase inter-ministerial cooperation with non-governmental organizations and civil society<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP also includes an implementation matrix with the following five objectives:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase the number of women involved in the entire area of activities carried out at the Ministry of National Defense level;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote the importance of implementing UNSCR Resolution 1325 within the Ministry of National Defense;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promoting the importance of implementing UNSCR Resolution 1325 in the Ministry of National Defense in the Romanian media;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote the importance of implementing UNSCR Resolution 1325 in the Ministry of National Defense, in theaters of operations and in allied and\/or host countries mass- media;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluating and reporting on the implementation of UNSCR Resolution 1325 in the Ministry of National Defense.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Actions\/Activities<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP has an implementation matrix that breaks down each objective with corresponding tasks, responsible officer\/cooperation, indicators\/assessment, and implementation period. For example, objective 1 identifies \u201cIncrease the participation and involvement of women in specific activities of the Ministry of National Defense, at all hierarchical levels and in all areas of expertise, including in the decision- making process and in the peacekeeping missions\u201d as an activity (p. 5, implementation matrix).<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Indicators<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP identifies several performance indicators for each objective, outlined on the implementation matrix. For example, objective #1 identifies \u201cNumber and percentage of women\u201d and \u201cThe number and percentage of women involved in decision-making and peacekeeping missions should increase compared to 2013\u201d as performance indicators (p. 5, implementation matrix).<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Monitoring and Evaluation<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP indicates that a working group will be established to oversee the implementation and periodic updating of the action plan. No further monitoring and evaluation plan is included as part of the NAP.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Budget<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP does not contain an allocated or estimated budget.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Disarmament<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAP does not mention disarmament or demilitarization.<\/span><\/p>                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0f8060 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0f8060\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-924800f\" data-id=\"924800f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db240e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db240e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania Country Menu National Action Plan (2020-2023) View Document Ministry of Defense National Action Plan (2014-2024) View Document CEDAW 1982 Global Gender Gap Index 2020 55 \/ 153 Arms Trade Treaty Ratified 2015 Military expenditure (2019) $4.9 billion USD Explore Romania&#8217;s National Action Plan 2020-2023 NAP (English) 2014-2024 Ministry of Defense NAP (English) 2014-2024 Ministry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3921"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3921"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7978,"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3921\/revisions\/7978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/1325naps.peacewomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}