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OSCE field operations promote women's empowerment at the OSCE/ODIHR Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
Publishing date: 29 September 2016
Equal economic opportunities, women’s active engagement in political and public life and combating domestic violence were the focus of a discussion held by OSCE field operations in Armenia, Moldova and Tajikistan on 28 September 2016 in Warsaw, Poland, at a side event to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting...
OSCE Office in Yerevan presents awards to best women entrepreneurs in Armenia
Publishing date: 29 June 2016
The annual Best Women Entrepreneur for 2016 Award ceremony was held in Yerevan on 29 June 2016 under the auspices of the Armenian Prime Minister. The award aims to inspire women entrepreneurs’ creativity in economic development and to highlight their achievements...
OSCE organizes multi-agency training course on combating domestic violence in Armenia
Publishing date: 20 May 2016
Two two-day training courses on combating domestic violence through strengthening the co-operation and capacities of different state and non-state players were organized jointly by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Armenian Police and the Social Justice non-governmental organization on 17-18 May and 19-20 May 2016 in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports discussion on strengthening role of police in combating domestic violence
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
A roundtable discussion on the outcomes of a project supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and implemented by the Social Justice NGO with the aim of strengthening the role of police in combating domestic violence was held on 26 November 2015 in Yerevan...
OSCE promotes collaboration amongst Women’s Resource Centres in Armenia
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 7 May 2015 – In an effort to promote collaboration amongst women’s resource centres, the OSCE Office in Yerevan hosted a delegation from European Association of Women Resource Centres (WINNET) Europe...
OSCE encourages development of partnership model to prevent domestic violence in Armenia
Publishing date: 2 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
YEREVAN, 2 December 2014 – The Social Justice NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan presented today the results and key findings of a project on developing a partnership model for domestic violence prevention by strengthening police units in Armenia...
OSCE Chair’s Special Representative, in Armenia, encourages gender equality promotion
Publishing date: 2 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 2 October 2013- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, June Zeitlin, during her visit to Armenia concluding today discussed the implementation of Armenia’s commitments to promote gender equality, improve women’s political and public participation, and address domestic violence...