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Parliamentarians unite in Helsinki to advance gender equality in politics
Publishing date: 5 June 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Gender equality
More than 60 parliamentarians and experts from Europe and Central Asia gathered at the Finnish Parliament for a two-day workshop on gender-sensitive parliaments, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with support from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and OSCE field operations. Entitled Realizing Gender Equality in and by Parliaments, the workshop highlighted the critical role of national parliaments in driving progress toward gender equality.
Strengthening Personal Data Protection Across Kyrgyzstan: Over 1,000 Officials Trained with OSCE Support
Publishing date: 2 June 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Cyber/ICT Security, Good governance, Gender equality
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, in close partnership with the State Agency for Personal Data Protection under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, has helped raise national awareness and improve institutional knowledge in the field of personal data protection. Over the past three
OSCE Presence builds capacities of Albanian judges and prosecutors on investigative and adjudicating techniques on money laundering
Publishing date: 21 May 2025
On 19 and 20 May 2025, the Albanian School of Magistrates in close co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania held a specialized capacity-building training aimed at strengthening the skills of judges and prosecutors in investigating and adjudicating complex money laundering cases. About 70 judges and prosecutors participated at the training, including 13 judges and prosecutors from the Academy of Justice of Pristina.
OSCE supports Montenegrin parliamentary staff’s visit to National Assembly of Slovenia
Publishing date: 15 May 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
On 13 and 14 May, six representatives of the Parliamentary Institute of Montenegro, led by its Head, Nataša Komnenić, undertook a study visit to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
OSCE PCUz organizes workshop on gender mainstreaming in anti-corruption
Publishing date: 11 April 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Good governance, Gender equality
On 11 April, the OSCE PCUz organized a workshop on gender mainstreaming in anti-corruption at the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Representatives from government ministries and agencies as well as academia and NGOs were involved in the workshop, led by OSCE Adviser on Gender
Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Media freedom and development
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) welcomes the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica as well as the City Council’s decision to lift restrictions on coverage of council sessions. As stipulated by the fundamental media freedoms and to ensure the public
OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan addresses risk-based supervision over financial institutions
Publishing date: 26 March 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
Best practices in the application of risk-based supervision over all financial institutions (FI) were presented during an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 25 and 26 March 2025 in Ashgabat. The two-day seminar facilitated the implementation of specific provisions of the Plan on Technical