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OSCE Gender Adviser, in Kazakhstan, says women’s rights essential for lasting security
ASTANA, 16 May 2012 - Miroslava Beham, OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, started today her visit to Kazakhstan during which she will discuss gender issues and exchange experiences with Kazakhstani officials, civil society, academics and journalists...
Discussion on challenges for women in sports took place in Vienna
An OSCE-initiated discussion on the topic “Women in Sport – Towards Enhancing Equality” aimed at raising awareness on challenges that exist for women in sports and highlighting the commitment of the OSCE to promote gender equality, took place in Vienna on 20 April 2012...
OSCE organizes expert meeting on preventing the terrorist radicalization of women
VIENNA, 12 December 2011 – The dynamics behind the terrorist radicalization of women and ways to prevent it from happening was the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE today for experts from academia, civil society, the media and OSCE participating States...
OSCE Special Representative on Gender Issues encourages states to combat gender-based violence
Wendy Patten, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, in her report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 1 December 2011 stressed a need for effective implementation of legislation to combat domestic and other gender-based violence...
OSCE promotes role of women in conflict prevention, crisis management and peace-building at Sarajevo conference
SARAJEVO, 28 October 2011 – The need to engage women in all phases of conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation was highlighted at the closing of a two-day conference held in Sarajevo...
OSCE Office helps to prevent domestic violence in Azerbaijan’s regions
MASALLY, Azerbaijan, 5 August 2011 – The OSCE Office in Baku, in co-operation with the State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Affairs, organized a discussion today on the role of local communities in preventing domestic violence in Masally, in the southern district of Azerbaijan. Participants from surrounding districts also participated in the event... ()
OSCE supports women in conflict prevention and reconciliation efforts in southern Kyrgyzstan
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 3 August 2011 – A co-operation agreement between women community leaders, the community police, healthcare and education structures and the Mayor’s Office was signed today in Osh in the framework of an OSCE project on gender issues and conflict prevention in southern Kyrgyzstan... ()
Businesswomen and experts discuss women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region
VILNIUS, 4 March 2011 - Trends and good practices in women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region were in focus during a two-day OSCE meeting that ended today in Vilnius, Lithuania...