Gender Equality Index - UNDP

According to its Constitution, Montenegro is declared as a ‘civil, democratic, ecological’ country with a ‘state of social justice, based on the rule of law’ where the equality of citizens is a founding value. Equality lies at the very heart of our laws and policies. Montenegro has ratified all of the major human rights conventions and, since the proclamation of its independence in 2006, has become a member of international organisations such as the UN, the Council of Europe, OSCE, IMF, the World Bank Group, NATO etc. In 2010, Montenegro became an official candidate for membership of the European Union.