News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Mentoring is effective in promoting women’s participation in public and political life, say participants of OSCE expert workshop in Skopje
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
Mentoring is one of the most effective strategies to promote women’s participation in public and political life, said participants of an expert meeting in Skopje organized by the OSCE Gender Section on 12 October 2015, which brought together representatives of civil society, politics, business and academia from across the Western Balkans...
OSCE’s study on National Action Plans for implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 presented in Podgorica
Publishing date: 8 October 2015
The OSCE Study on National Action Plans on the Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which analyses the strategies of 27 countries in the OSCE region in implementing this decision on women, peace and security, was presented on 6 October 2015 in Podgorica, Montenegro...
OSCE-supported Memoranda of Understanding aimed at gender equality strengthening signed with four Montenegrin Municipalities
Publishing date: 5 October 2015
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Human and Minority Rights Ministry, aiming to strengthen the co-operation in the area of gender equality, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with municipalities of Andrijevica, Gusinje, Petnjica and Plav on 2 October 2015 in Plav...
OSCE-organized workshop in Montenegro discusses preventing early forced marriages among vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
The prevention of early forced marriages was the topic of a workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 22 September 2015...
Environmental challenges in Skadar Lake area in focus at OSCE cross-border seminar for Montenegrin and Albanian journalists
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and OSCE Presence in Albania organized a joint seminar for Montenegrin and Albanian journalists on environmental challenges in the Shkodra/Skadar Lake area on 16-18 September 2015. The seminar started in Shkodra, Albania and continued in Virpazar, Montenegro including a visit to the nearby Aluminum Plant.
Join Communiqué of the high-level Forum on durable solutions for displaced persons from Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
On the occasion of the OSCE-organized and UNHCR-supported High-level Forum on Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons from Kosovo, the participating institutions, led by Minister Dalibor Jevtić (Pristina), Director Marko Đurić (Belgrade), Minister Zorica Kovačević (Podgorica) and State Secretary Enver Husejin (Skopje), confirmed strong support for continuing inter-institutional co-operation and endorsed proposals for the scope and focus of future joint work to address the needs of those displaced.
OSCE-organized seminar discussed ethics code for parliamentarians
Publishing date: 21 September 2015
The code of ethics for members of Parliament (MP) was the main topic of discussion at the OSCE-organized seminar, which took place on 17 September 2015 in Podgorica, Montenegro...