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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairpersonship of North Macedonia, UNHCR, OSCE Mission to Skopje, HCNM and ODIHR join forces to end statelessness in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 17 October 2023
SKOPJE, 17 October 2023 – Resolving all known cases of statelessness in South-Eastern Europe and preventing children from being born stateless are the commitments made by the national authorities and civil society representatives at a regional conference held today in Skopje, North Macedonia.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani completes visit to Kyiv, reiterates OSCE’s continued support as Ukraine copes with devastating effects of the war
Publishing date: 17 October 2023
KYIV, 17 October 2023- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, completed his second visit to Ukraine.
Ninth edition Dialogue Academy for young women from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade concludes in Struga
Publishing date: 16 October 2023
The 9th OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, concluded yesterday in Struga, North Macedonia.
Joint statement of Personal Representatives of OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Tolerance and Non-discrimination on recent Hamas attacks on Israel
Publishing date: 14 October 2023
SKOPJE/VIENNA, 14 October 2023- Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative on Combating Anti-Semitism, Associate Professor Dr. Regina Polak, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, made the following statement:
Urgent need for the protection of survivors of gender-based violence in Ukraine focus of side event at Warsaw Human Dimension Conference
Publishing date: 12 October 2023
Addressing the pressing issue of violence experienced by women and girls in conflict zones was the focus of a side event at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, held on 4 October 2023. Organized by the Gender Issues Programme WIN Project, and co-hosted by the 2023 OSCE Chairpersonship of North Macedonia, the Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OSCE, the Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the OSCE, and the United States Mission to the OSCE, the event brought together experts and activists to discuss the dynamics of violence against women and girls in Ukraine.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani concludes visit to Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 10 October 2023
ASHGABAT, 10 October 2023 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, concluded his visit to Turkmenistan yesterday. Throughout his meetings, he discussed ongoing challenges in the OSCE region and the more effective use of OSCE tools in supporting Turkmenistan’s reform path.
Self-advocacy by women from under-represented groups crucial to achieve justice and gender equality, say ODIHR event participants
Publishing date: 9 October 2023
The importance of self-representation and self-advocacy for women from diverse groups was the focus of a discussion organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 6 October 2023 on the margins of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. The discussion was part of