OSCE Mission in Kosovo

Media advisory

OSCE to host conference on women empowerment

PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 21 June 2012 – On Friday and Saturday the OSCE Mission in Kosovo will host a conference on empowerment of women in decision-making for members of the Assembly of Kosovo and municipal women caucuses, political parties, staff of the Kosovo Agency for Gender Equality and local and international NGOs dealing with gender issues.

The event will focus on including women in the political parties’ presidency boards, gender responsive budgeting, further strengthening of the municipal women caucuses and co-operating between the women representative bodies.

The Acting Director of the Mission’s Democratization Department, Jared Hays, the Chairperson of the Assembly of Kosovo Women Caucus, Teuta Sahatqija and the Chairperson of the European Women Lobby, Sonja Lokar will speak at the event.

Media are invited to attend the opening of the conference at 10:00 hrs on Friday, 22 June 2012, at the Hotel Sirius in Prishtinë/Priština.

Contacts

  • Nikola Gaon
  • Mission Spokesperson
  • OSCE Mission in Kosovo
  • Prishtinë/Priština
  • Mobile: +377 44 501 066
    Office: +381 38 500 162
    Fax: +381 38 240 711
  • nikola.gaon@osce.org
  • OSCE Mission in Kosovo
  • Prishtinë/Priština
  • Office: +381 38 500 162
    Office: +381 38 240 100
    Fax: +381 38 240 711
  • press.omik@osce.org