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OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports incorporation of anti-trafficking course in police academy curriculum
Publishing date: 13 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 13 November 2009- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit and the Tajik Interior Ministry finished a process today that made an anti-trafficking course part of the curriculum at the Tajik Police Academy...
Women in the crossfire: OSCE organizes roundtable discussion on gender and security
Publishing date: 28 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 28 October 2009. The UK Chairmanship of the Forum for Security Co-operation, together with the OSCE Gender Section, organized a roundtable meeting today looking at the gender perspective in conflict resolution and disarmament strategies.
OSCE raises judges' capacity to respond to human trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 15 October 2009- An OSCE-supported conference on the protection of the rights of trafficked persons and the prosecution of traffickers started in Kyiv today.
OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues takes part in opening of Women's Resource Centres in southern Armenia
Publishing date: 2 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality
KAPAN, Armenia, 2 October 2009- The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Jamila Seftaoui helped open OSCE-supported Women's Resource Centres in southern Armenia today that aim to support women's active participation in the region's social...
Number of women in OSCE senior positions up, but gender equality challenges remain, finds report
Publishing date: 24 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA, 24 September 2009- The OSCE has made strides in promoting gender equality and mainstreaming gender in its programmes and projects but further work is needed, found a report presented to the OSCE's participating States today...
Albanian President makes key speech and presents certificates to participants in OSCE Presence women in governance project
Publishing date: 16 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
TIRANA, 16 June 2009- The President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi, presented certificates today to 50 Albanian women who took part in an OSCE Presence project to enhance the role of women in governance...
OSCE launches good practices guide to combating violence against women
Publishing date: 8 June 2009
VIENNA, 8 June 2009- The OSCE Secretariat's Gender Section launched a compilation of good practices for combating violence against women in the OSCE region at a symposium in Vienna today...