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OSCE Gender Adviser, in Kazakhstan, says women’s rights essential for lasting security
ASTANA, 16 May 2012 - Miroslava Beham, OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, started today her visit to Kazakhstan during which she will discuss gender issues and exchange experiences with Kazakhstani officials, civil society, academics and journalists...
OSCE Presence, Labour Ministry organize senior-level meeting on building up ‘gender equality employees’ in Albania
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities organized on 2 May 2012 a senior-level meeting on strengthening the institutional capacities of “gender equality employees” at the central and local level in Albania... ()
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine launches campaign to help stop gender-based violence
An outdoor awareness-raising campaign to prevent gender-based violence started on 1 May 2012 with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)... ()
ODIHR supports discussion on increasing women’s participation in political parties in Georgia
Measures to increase women’s participation as political party candidates in Georgia were the focus of a three-day event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi from 25 to 27 April 2012...
Training course on responding to domestic violence held by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 25 April 2012 – A three-day training seminar organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan on the criminal justice response to domestic violence began in Tashkent today...
OSCE helps establish first support centre for domestic violence victims in Turkmenistan
A support and assistance centre for victims of domestic violence opened in Ashgabat in April 2012 with support from the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat... ()
OSCE Project Co-ordinator assists police in combating gender-based violence in Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine, 23 April 2012 – Law enforcement efforts in combating gender-based violence is the topic of a roundtable discussion jointly organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior that started today in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv... ()
Discussion on challenges for women in sports took place in Vienna
An OSCE-initiated discussion on the topic “Women in Sport – Towards Enhancing Equality” aimed at raising awareness on challenges that exist for women in sports and highlighting the commitment of the OSCE to promote gender equality, took place in Vienna on 20 April 2012...
ODIHR supports conference on increasing women’s participation in Polish politics
Strategies to raise women’s participation in Polish political life were the focus of a conference organized in Warsaw on 17 April 2012 by the Polish Institute of Public Affairs, and supported by ODIHR and the British Embassy...
OSCE highlights need to involve women in efforts to counter violent extremism, terrorist radicalization
VIENNA, 12 MARCH 2012 – Ways of empowering women in countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism is the focus of a two-day expert meeting organized by the OSCE today in Vienna...