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OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for more action on increasing women's participation in public life
Publishing date: 6 May 2010
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 6 May 2010- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality got underway today with participants calling for increased action by participating States to promote the participation of women in political and public life...
OSCE trains local administrations in Ukraine on integrating gender equality
Publishing date: 16 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
ODESSA, Ukraine, 16 April 2010- Integrating gender equality aspects in the work of local governments is the focus of a two-day training workshop that began in Odessa today...
OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for increased efforts to combat violence against women
Publishing date: 5 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VIENNA, 5 November 2009- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality started today with participants calling for increased efforts by participating States to prevent violence against women, prosecute perpetrators and provide adequate protection...
Annual OSCE human rights conference opens with calls for improved implementation of international standards
Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 28 September 2009- The OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened today with calls on governments to increase efforts to adhere to the commitments they have undertaken...
OSCE meeting focuses on monitoring and reporting on women's rights in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
ALMATY, 11 December 2008- Ways to improve monitoring and reporting on the rights of women in Kazakhstan are the focus of an OSCE roundtable discussion which began in Almaty today...
OSCE forum in Kyiv to discuss strategies for increasing women's participation in political life
Publishing date: 5 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
KYIV, 5 June 2008- A two-day OSCE forum for elected women councillors from local councils of Ukraine will open in Kyiv tomorrow...
OSCE launches reports to promote better protection of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 26 May 2008
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 26 May 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today launched a report promoting the payment of compensation to victims of human trafficking...