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Women, peace and security in focus of OSCE workshop in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 30 April 2013 – Uzbekistan law enforcement representatives met in Tashkent today for an OSCE-supported workshop to discuss rights of women and their participation in peace negotiations and in post-conflict reconstruction...
OSCE Presence fosters cross-party co-operation among women parliamentarians in Albania
TIRANA, 26 March 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, hosted a working lunch for women parliamentarians today, to highlight achievements in promoting the role of women in political life and encourage the further increase of women’s representation in the new legislature... ()
On International Women’s Day, ODIHR Director stresses role of education in improving situation of Roma and Sinti women
WARSAW, 8 March 2013 - Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, called today for greater efforts to ensure full access to educational opportunities for Roma and Sinti women in order to help them overcome multiple forms of discrimination, on the occasion of International Women’s Day...
Gender equality essential in building secure, peaceful future, says OSCE Chairperson ahead of International Women’s Day
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... ()
Political will necessary to increase number of women in leadership, says Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 11 February 2013 – Ways to empower Albanian female politicians to run for leadership positions in the 2013 parliamentary elections is the main objective of a two-day event organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) that started today in Tirana... ()
OSCE Gender Adviser, in Portugal, stresses need to uphold women's rights in economic crisis
LISBON, 28 November 2012 - The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Miroslava Beham, concluding today a two-day visit to Portugal, stressed that special attention must be paid to women’s rights in times of austerity...
OSCE Mission to Serbia marks International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
BELGRADE, 23 November 2012 - The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Paula Thiede, expressed today her support for the "16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women” campaign that starts on Sunday... ()