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OSCE trains local government officials in Kazakhstan on gender mainstreaming
Publishing date: 2 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance, Gender equality
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 2 October 2015 –Applying gender-mainstreaming principles in politics and local self-governance, as well as promoting good governance, transparency and accountability in rural communities and small towns were focus of the OSCE-supported training seminar that took place today in Aktau, Kazakhstan...
Global Counterterrorism Forum adopts good practices prepared by the OSCE on women and countering violent extremism
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Gender equality
NEW YORK CITY, 28 September 2015 A good practices document on women and countering violent extremism prepared by the OSCE was adopted on 27 September today by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) as non-binding guidance to assist governments in mainstreaming gender into policies and measures to counter violent extremism (CVE).
OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes first youth debate tournament
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Education, Gender equality, Youth
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the first in a series of three debate tournaments for 35 selected high school students from Bender, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Taraclia, Tiraspol and Vulcănești. During the event, which took place on 26 September 2015 in Comrat, the young participants deliberated on the positive impact of increasing the number of women in politics...
OSCE-organized workshop in Montenegro discusses preventing early forced marriages among vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
The prevention of early forced marriages was the topic of a workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 22 September 2015...
OSCE organizes training course for the first database on domestic violence in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Gender Centre and the Network of Women Police Officers, concluded on 1 September 2015 the second out of ten training courses on implementation of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and the use of the domestic violence database...
Follow Us initiative promoted at Western Balkans Summit in Vienna
Publishing date: 28 August 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
A “Follow us” initiative on dialogue of prominent women from Belgrade and Pristina was promoted at the Western Balkans Summit on 27 August 2015 in Vienna...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Podgorica authorities in drafting local action plan for gender equality
Publishing date: 12 August 2015
PODGORICA, 12 August 2015- Strengthening mechanisms for implementing gender equality at the local level was the focus of a seminar organized in Podgorica by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on Tuesday. The seminar follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed last November 2014 by the Capital City’s authorities, the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and the Mission on implementing gender equality...