News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro continues to support ministries in gender-responsive budgeting process
Publishing date: 13 May 2022
In co-operation with the Secretariat to the Competitiveness Council of Montenegro and the Ministry of Finance, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized the training course for six ministries on gender-responsive budget analysis on 11 May 2022 in Podgorica.
OSCE Mission, ODIHR promote gender-responsive local governance and women’s participation in decision-making in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 May 2022
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo in co-operation with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted on 10 and 11 May 2022 a two-day workshop on gender-responsive local governance and the role of women in municipal decision-making processes. The workshop targeted newly elected
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports national Youth Network to draft project proposals
Publishing date: 9 May 2022
In order to increase the skills and knowledge of the Youth Network of Montenegro members in drafting project proposals for funding, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro delivered a workshop on project writing from 6 to 8 May 2022 in Budva.
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Cyprus
Publishing date: 6 May 2022
A team of election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report of ODIHR’s Election Expert Team to the 30 May 2021 parliamentary elections in Cyprus on 4 and 5 May 2022. “We welcome the willingness of the Cypriot authorities to engage
OSCE Mission completes its induction programme for new municipal assembly members in Kosovo
Publishing date: 6 May 2022
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo concluded a series of 23 workshops for new municipal assembly members, elected for the first time in the October 2021 local elections. The trainings focused on assembly members’ role in representing all members of their constituencies and in enhancing the functioning of their respective municipal assemblies.
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Armenia
Publishing date: 5 May 2022
A team of election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Armenia from 26 to 29 April 2022 to present the final report of ODIHR’s Election Observation Mission to the 20 June 2021 early parliamentary elections.
Whole-of-society approach needed to ensure women’s full enjoyment of freedom of opinion and expression – 2022 Joint Declaration of International Rapporteurs
Publishing date: 3 May 2022
On today’s World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro launched the 2022 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice, together with the freedom of expression mandate holders from the United Nations, the African Commission of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights.