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Gender budgeting targets all policy areas, says budget expert in OSCE discussion
On 12 October 2012, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on gender responsive budgeting and its role in ensuring equality between women and men within the Organization and participating States...
OSCE and partners call for enhanced co-ordination in combating violence against women
Greater co-operation among international and national organizations is needed to prevent and combat violence against women, said participants at a meeting on the margins of the OSCE’s annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 28 September 2012... ()
OSCE helps develop business skills of female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan
ISTANBUL, 28 September 2012 – An OSCE-supported training course for women entrepreneurs from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan concluded in Istanbul today...
Gender-sensitive policing can help provide more security to all, say participants of OSCE discussion
The OSCE Gender Section held on 21 September 2012 in Vienna a discussion on gender-sensitive policing, its benefits and the challenges it faces, as well as the possibilities for gender mainstreaming within police forces in the OSCE region. The discussion was held on the margins of the OSCE’ Annual Police Expert Meeting which gathers police and security experts from the 56 OSCE participating States...
Gender and economy the focus of Prague event
The OSCE’s Gender Section held a discussion on gender and economy on the margins of the 20th Annual Economic and Environmental Forum in Prague on 14 September 2012...
Assisting integration of women from migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti communities in focus at OSCE conference
VIENNA, 6 September 2012 – An OSCE-organized roundtable discussion of ways to overcome existing barriers to the integration of migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti women into their communities and into the society as a whole started in Vienna today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine opens art exhibition by domestic violence victims
KYIV, 4 September 2012 – Paintings by victims of domestic violence are on show at an exhibition that was opened in Kyiv today by Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)... ()
OSCE Mission to Moldova, ODIHR to hold discussion on increasing women’s participation in political parties
CHISINAU, 29 August 2012 – The OSCE Mission to Moldova and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a roundtable meeting on “Increasing the Participation of Women in Political Parties in Moldova” on 4 September in Chisinau, Moldova. The event will be followed by a training seminar for women political leaders and activists, from 4 to 6 September... ()