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OSCE Mission Head calls for formal status for Women’s Caucus in Assembly of Kosovo
Publishing date: 7 March 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 March 2013- OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger is marking international women’s day with a call for a formal status for the central level Women’s Caucus and the appointment of women to senior level posts...
Gender equality essential in building secure, peaceful future, says OSCE Chairperson ahead of International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 7 March 2013
THE HAGUE, 7 March 2013 – Strengthening security and peace in the OSCE area will be impossible without full and equal participation of women in economic, political and social spheres of life, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara said today, speaking ahead of International Women’s Day marked on 8 March...
Value of professional and ethical standards highlighted at OSCE/ODIHR workshop for parliamentarians from South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 6 March 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Twenty-five parliamentarians and experts from OSCE participating States in South-Eastern Europe discussed professional and ethical standards for parliamentarians, as well as benefits and challenges of creating a code of conduct for them at a workshop in Warsaw on 5 and 6 March 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on promoting women’s participation in politics in Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 March 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
Measures to promote women’s political participation in Ukraine were highlighted at a discussion in the Ukrainian capital organized by the Kyiv Dialogue Forum and supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 5 and 6 March 2013...
OSCE, EU, European Broadcasting Union discuss ways to improve relations between public service media and citizens
Publishing date: 6 March 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
Relations between public service media and citizens was the topic of an OSCE-supported regional conference that took place in Podgorica on 5 and 6 March 2013...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports debate on media coverage of local elections
Publishing date: 6 March 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje supported a discussion on 6 March 2013 on party-political and inter-ethnic issues in the media coverage ahead of the 24 March local elections...
ODIHR meeting examines role of monitoring in ensuring respect for human rights of security sector personnel
Publishing date: 5 March 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The importance of monitoring the armed forces to ensure that the human rights of security sector personnel are protected was the focus of a two-day meeting in Warsaw, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 4 and 5 March 2013...