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Event archive
May 2021
Meeting
Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development: Relevance and Best Practices in Central Asia
The event will present the Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development to representatives from civil registration and identification authorities from participating States in Central Asia. It will facilitate discussion and…
Seminar
“United 4 Change” Program for Young Political Activists 2021
This four-day webinar for a selective group of 20 civic activists and community leaders from the OSCE region will jumpstart their entrance into the public sector and politics by increasing their engagement in these fields. The programme…
Meeting
Combating violence against women through evidence-based law-making
ODIHR will bring together members of parliaments from all around the OSCE region to discuss how to develop better and more efficient laws protecting women and girls from all forms of violence. This webinar aims to: provide a platform to…
Training
Protecting human rights while countering terrorism: Sub-regional workshop
This sub-regional workshop will take stock of ongoing and emerging human rights challenges in the development and implementation of counter-terrorism laws, policy and practice, including when addressing the threats and challenges of…
Conference
Stockholm Conference on Media Freedom in the OSCE Region
The purpose of this conference is to examine and discuss the implementation of OSCE participating States’ commitments on the right to freedom of opinion and expression and media freedom as an integral part of the OSCE concept of…
Conference
Conflict Cycle Seminar “Ten years after Vilnius – Advancing an inclusive ‘whole-of-OSCE’ approach to prevent violent conflict and build sustainable peace”
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Ministerial Council Decision No. 3/11 on ‘Elements of the Conflict Cycle’, which has been instrumental in strengthening the OSCE’s capacities for early warning, conflict prevention and resolution…
Meeting
Human Rights Defenders in the Czech Republic: Findings and recommendations of ODIHR’s assessment visit
On 17 and 18 May 2021, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a multi-stakeholder online meeting to discuss the findings of ODIHR’s 2019 assessment visit to the Czech Republic, focusing on the…
Roundtable
First expert meeting: International law and policy on disinformation in the context of freedom of the media
The expert meeting will analyze and discuss the international problem of how to counteract the dissemination of false reports and information detrimental to peace, security and co-operation, which has existed for a hundred years. There is a…
Conference
OSCE Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing and Transnational Organized Crime
Cutting off sources of finance is of significant importance in global efforts to counter terrorism. Countering terrorist financing, while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms is key to preventing terrorist acts, supplying…
Training
Republic of North Macedonia: Training for Roma on Human Rights, Mobilization and Public Participation
The purpose of this training is to empower and build the capacities of Roma candidates through learning human rights concepts relating to civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The training will also build participants’…
Meeting
Amplifying Voices of Survivors of Trafficking with Feminist Superheroes
On 6 May 2021, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Apne Aap Women Worldwide will hold an online event to discuss the need for leader and superheroes figures in the fight against sex-trafficking…
Conference
OSCE-wide Cyber/ICT Security Conference 2021
This year’s Cyber/ICT security Conference will explore the specific challenges and opportunities that new technologies present to conflict prevention in cyberspace. The conference will highlight the human aspects of cyber/ICT security by…
April 2021
Workshop
Addressing Anti-Semitism through Education, National Workshop in North Macedonia
The online workshop will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion of the ODIHR and UNESCO educational materials on addressing anti-Semitism, as well as sharing other relevant educational resources and opportunities for professional…
Roundtable
Combating technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings in Central Asia and across the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation
The event will be in English with simultaneous interpretation into Russian. Registration will be open until 26 April 2021 via this link. After registering, participants will receive an invitation with a link to the Zoom meeting. Please, see…
Meeting
Democratic Law-Making: Ensuring Participation - Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II 2021
The second Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of 2021 will provide a platform for an exchange of views on democratic law-making, as well as ways in which OSCE participating States can ensure their laws are in line with international…
Conference
Addressing Anti-Semitism through Education: Regional conference for policymakers and educators from South-East Europe
The aim of the event is to enhance the efforts of policymakers and educators to address anti-Semitism and all forms of intolerance and discrimination.