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OSCE Mission supports exchange between Serbian and Finnish women parliamentarians’ networks
From 14 to 17 May 2013, members of the newly established Serbian Women’s Parliamentary Network travelled to Helsinki to exchange experiences with representatives from the Finnish Women’s Parliamentary Network and other institutions working in the field of gender equality... ()
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 Centre in Astana supports involving women in security sector reforms
Ways of implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325) on women, peace and security in Kazakhstan was the topic of a National Consultative Meeting supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana on 23 April 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR promotes measures to increase women’s political participation in Kyrgyzstan
More should be done to enhance the role of women in political parties in Kyrgyzstan, said participants at a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek on 17 April 2013...
OSCE organizes visit of Tajik women politicians to Kyrgyzstan
A group of 11 women politicians and parliamentarians, representing all eight of Tajikistan’s registered political parties and civil society, met counterparts in Kyrgyzstan as part of a visit organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek from 9 to 13 April 2013...
OSCE Head of Mission expresses support for Montenegrin government’s gender equality department on tenth anniversary
Montenegro’s Department for Gender Equality of the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights celebrated its tenth anniversary at an event in Podgorica on 26 March 2013... ()
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... ()
OSCE-Australia conference focuses on security of women and girls
An OSCE conference on improving security of women and girls, promoting the economic empowerment of women and combatting all forms of human trafficking started in Adelaide in southern Australia on 18 March 2013...
Women in Afghanistan could lose rights gained over past decade, say participants of OSCE event in Vienna
On 13 March 2013, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on women’s empowerment and security in Afghanistan. Miroslava Beham, the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, underlined the importance of involving women at all stages of peace processes and the protection of women’s rights...
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...