OSCE Chairpersonship to host Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Conference in Tetovo

SKOPJE, 4 September 2023 – On 5 and 6 September 2023, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, will host the OSCE Chairpersonship’s Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Tetovo, North Macedonia.

The conference will bring together high-level officials from the OSCE participating States and partner countries along with representatives of the private sector, academia, civil society and other international organizations.

The two-day event will provide an opportunity to review the implementation of the existing commitments with regard to gender equality and women’s empowerment across the OSCE region, while also taking stock of achievements and considering possible ways forward.

The Conference will start with a high-level opening panel that includes key note speeches by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani and Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid.

It will be followed by three working sessions reflective of the OSCE’s work on gender equality across the three dimensions, and a closing session. The working sessions will also be supplemented by several side events.

The high-level opening session starting at 15:00 CEST will be live-streamed on www.osce.org/live for media and the general public to follow remotely.

For more information, please contact Boni Cvetanovska (boni.cvetanovska@mfa.gov.mk), Press and Communication Team, OSCE 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia.

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