News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Laws and budgets must be analysed from a gender perspective to ensure benefit for all, say participants in OSCE/ODIHR study visit for Belarusian authorities to Vienna
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
Good practices for analysing laws, policies and budgets from a gender perspective were the focus of a study visit for Belarusian authorities organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna from 22 to 25 November 2016. A high-level delegation from Belarus,
Gender-sensitive approaches to government communication explored during OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Kyiv
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
Twenty-two representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry for Social Policy participated in a workshop on mainstreaming gender into communication organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Kyiv on 25 November 2016.
Central Asian Youth Network alumni visit Vienna to learn about OSCE
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
Seven students from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) learned about the work of the OSCE and its institutions during a two-day study visit to Vienna, which concluded on 25 November 2016...
OSCE supports training seminar on provision of social services to domestic violence victims in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
A two-day training seminar supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana for social welfare workers and police officers on proper care and the provision of social services for victims of domestic violence, concluded in Kazakhstan’s capital on 25 November 2016...
Workshop in Chernihiv wraps up OSCE/ODIHR human rights training programme for civil society in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 November 2016
More than 30 human rights defenders took part in a workshop on human rights monitoring for civil society in Ukraine concluding a series of similar training and capacity building events carried out in the country since 2015 by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The workshop took place in Chernihiv from 22 to 24 November 2016.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes workshop on lessons learned and international standards in elections
Publishing date: 24 November 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and its international partners organized a two-day workshop on Lessons Learned after the 2016 Parliamentary Elections, for staff of the State Election Commission (SEC) and of the Municipal Election Commissions (MEC) on 21-22 November 2016 in Budva. The event was followed by three-day training on International Standards in Election Administration...
OSCE Representative marks 5th anniversary of journalist’s murder in Azerbaijan; reiterates call to end impunity
Publishing date: 23 November 2016
VIENNA, 23 November 2016 – On the 5th anniversary of the death of Azerbaijani writer and newspaper columnist Rafiq Tagi, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović reitirated her call to Azerbaijan and all other OSCE participating States to ensure journalists’ safety and end impunity for crimes against them...