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OSCE organizes networking event for members of the Gender Equality Platform on Border Security
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
Members of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform on Border Security and Management and representatives of border agencies from the OSCE region and beyond discussed the importance of an inclusive approach to gender equality in the security sector on 18 October 2021.
First meeting of OSCE Multi-Agency Committee in Albania for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 20 September 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 13 September 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Albania established as part of the OSCE project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence — GBV — in South-Eastern Europe.
First meeting of OSCE Advisory and Co-ordination Board for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 13 September 2021
On 9 and 10 September 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Advisory and Co-ordination Board established as part of the OSCE project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence — GBV — in South-Eastern Europe.
Q&A: What is the Generation Equality Forum and what does it mean for the OSCE?
Publishing date: 8 July 2021
The Generation Equality Forum is the largest global gathering on gender equality since the landmark “Fourth World Conference on Women” in Beijing in 1995. The Forum aims to generate urgent action and accountability for gender equality, and to accelerate the implementation of the commitments made in Beijing. It is convened by UN Women and co-hosted by France and Mexico in partnership with youth and civil society.
OSCE staff raise funds for domestic violence shelter in Montenegro
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
OSCE Men for Gender Equality, an informal group of staff from the OSCE Secretariat, conducted a fundraiser from March 8 to April 7 in support of efforts to respond to gender-based violence that raised EUR 3,000.
OSCE commits to new gender equality targets at Generation Equality Forum in Paris
Publishing date: 1 July 2021
Content type: Press release
What we do: Gender equality
PARIS, 1 July 2021 – The OSCE has pledged to improve gender equality by taking action on Gender Based Violence, Economic Justice and Rights and Technology & Innovation.
Side-event on Women in Water Management
Publishing date: 15 June 2021
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities, Gender equality, Water management
The important role of women in water management was discussed on 10 June 2021 in an online side-event in the margins of the Second Preparatory Meeting of the 29th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) organized the event in collaboration with the Governments of Finland, Ireland and Japan...