ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY IN SECURITY AND DEFENSE REFORM IN UKRAINE:

It is also worth noting that the 2017 Gender Impact As- sessment on the Security and Defense Sector of Ukraine iden- tified the following barriers to gender equality and security and defense reform:2 Á a lack of recognition of the relevance of gender equality, in relation to security and defense sector reform; Á low levels of coordination and integration of gender equality within security and defe. [...] The ar- eas of concern for the Law Enforcement Committee were as follows: Á Establishment of the institute of private detectives; Á Defining, at the legislative level, the issue of the circula- tion of civilian weapons; Á Reform of the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code; Á The issue of bringing the legislation in line with the deci- sions of the European Court of Human Rights; Á Creation of. [...] In 2020, the goal of European and Euro-Atlantic inte- gration was reaffirmed with the Program of Activities of the Cabinet of Ministers.6 This also reaffirmed the goal of imple- menting the principles and objectives of political, economic, legal, social and cultural development enshrined in the As- sociation Agreement, between Ukraine and the EU. [...] The bodies are designed to ensure the proper role of the public in the implementation of the Association Agreement, Retrieved at https:// eu-ua-csp.org.ua/en/ 29 A survey of the Secretariats to the Committees suggests that staff of the Secretariats engage in outreach to executive bodies of the government, including line ministries, as a part of their work to support the Committees. [...] Se- curity sector reform, and good governance of the security and defense sector, requires that security and defense institutions reflect and address the needs and realities of men and women, within the institution and in the context of operations.