Newsroom
News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE event at UN Commission on the Status of Women’s session stresses need to change cultural norms in order to provide equal security for women and men
Publishing date: 17 March 2016
The implementation of existing gender equality commitments and changing deep-rooted cultural norms are crucial for creating stable, safe and peaceful societies for all, said participants at a side event organized on 16 March 2016 in New York by Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Gender Section, on the margins of the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)...
German State Secretary, at OSCE Permanent Council, calls for including women in conflict prevention, resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – “Better protection of women in conflict situations is needed”, said Dr. Ralf Kleindiek, State Secretary of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, today at the OSCE Permanent Council. Kleindiek spoke as guest speaker on behalf of Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which was marked on 8 March...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan and Tajik politicians support International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
Leading figures in seven Tajik political parties joined the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, in voicing their support for women in Tajikistan and for all women all over the world in celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2016...
OSCE Chairperson’s Special Representative for Gender Issues and ODIHR Director call on states to prioritize economic, political and social parity
Publishing date: 8 March 2016
Content type: Press release
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA / WARSAW, 8 March 2016 – OSCE participating States must take more action to close the gender gap in the nearest future, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative for Gender Issues, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today, on International Women’s Day...
On International Women’s Day, OSCE Secretary General urges increased efforts to promote gender equality and to engage women in peace processes
Publishing date: 8 March 2016
VIENNA, 8 March 2016- On the occasion of International Women’s Day, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier called on all OSCE participating States to reaffirm their dedication and to increase their efforts toward achieving gender equality and the equal participation of women in conflict prevention and peace processes...
New ODIHR publication highlights remaining challenges in increasing women’s representation in politics in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 25 February 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
A new publication examining the progress made in achieving gender equality in politics was presented by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Micheal Georg Link on 25 February 2016 in Vienna, at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Session.
Participants of OSCE-supported ‘Follow Us’ Initiative agree on 2016 action plan
Publishing date: 15 February 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The first meeting of the ‘Follow Us’ Initiative for 2016, facilitated by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, took place in Skopje from 12 to 14 February 2016. The meeting brought together 18 prominent women working in politics, media, academia and civil society from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade, to take stock of achievements and plan future activities...