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Event archive
April 2023
Meeting
Recognition of survivor leaders’ inclusion in anti-trafficking policies
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a breakfast event in the margins of the 23 rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons. The event seeks to highlight the need for survivor…
Training
Call for Applications: training course for young Central Asian women in renewable energy
To help young Central Asian women kick-start careers in the sustainable energy sector, the OSCE is organizing a 5-day intensive training course on renewable energy for young women from Central Asia who specialize in energy. This training…
Seminar
Institutional transformation and gender equality: Training for parliamentary parties in Denmark
As part of support to democratic institutions in the OSCE region in becoming more gender-sensitive and advancing women’s political participation, ODIHR is organizing a training seminar for six parliamentary political parties in Denmark. The…
Workshop
Workshop for Youth on Fostering Inclusion in Poland: Call for Applications (Gdansk Edition)
ODIHR is organizing a series of workshops for Polish and Ukrainian young people on fostering equal, inclusive and cohesive societies throughout Poland as part of ODIHR’s “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine” project. The…
March 2023
Seminar
Promoting the political participation of women with disabilities in Poland
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a one-day event in Warsaw to raise awareness about the participation of women with disabilities in political and public life in Poland. The goal of the event…
General event
Art exhibition "Spring coffee", displaying works of Transdniestria's Artists Union
The OSCE Mission to Moldova has the honour to invite you to the opening of a new art exhibition "Spring coffee", displaying works of Transdniestria's Artists Union. The opening of the exhibition will take place on Thursday, 23 March 2023…
Workshop
Workshop for Youth on Fostering Inclusion in Poland: Call for Applications (Lublin Edition)
ODIHR is organizing a series of workshops for Polish and Ukrainian young people on fostering equal, inclusive and cohesive societies throughout Poland as part of ODIHR’s “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine” project. The…
Seminar
Seminar for parliamentary committees on gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As part of support ODIHR provides to parliaments in the OSCE region in becoming more gender-sensitive, the Office is co-organizing an orientation seminar for parliamentary committees mandated to advance gender equality in Bosnia and…
Training
Addressing human trafficking risks in light of military attack on Ukraine: Training for civil society and frontline responders
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing training for civil society and frontline responders on countering trafficking in human beings and national referral mechanisms (NRM), following an alarming…
Conference
Media Freedom as a Central Pillar of Comprehensive Security: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I
Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings provide a platform for an exchange of views among OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions and other executive structures and international organizations, civil society and other stakeholders to…
Meeting
The need for effective National Referral Mechanisms to combat trafficking in women and girls: Side event at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
On the margins of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women - CSW67 (2023), the OSCE/ODIHR is organising a side event on the need for effective National Referral Mechanisms (NRMs) to combat trafficking in women and…
Workshop
Participatory gender audit: Workshop for Slovenia’s parliament
As part of support ODIHR provides to parliaments in the OSCE region in becoming more gender-sensitive, the Office is organizing a participatory gender audit workshop for the parliament (National Assembly) of Slovenia on 13 March 2023. The…
Training
Training on monitoring weapons and restraints for Switzerland’s National Commission for the Prevention of Torture
This training is part of ODIHR’s continuous work on preventing torture and other ill-treatment and strengthening the independent monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty in the OSCE region. Building on training successfully delivered…
Conference
Digital empowerment of women in conflict settings: Why it matters
Registration details Please register here Agenda The side event will be opened by the OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid and will bring together high level speakers from international organizations, governments, the private sector…
Meeting
Technological challenges and solutions in combatting trafficking of women and girls in overlapping emergencies: Side event at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The side event will provide a platform to discuss appropriate measures to comprehensively address the use of technology both as a challenge to combatting trafficking in human beings of women and girls and as part of the solution. It will…
Meeting
DigitALL: Bridging the gender digital divide
Gender-responsive design, development and deployment of technologies can be a tool to combat existing gender inequalities and empower women and girls. Decreasing the digital divide is vital for their meaningful and equitable inclusion in…