News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR event in Kyiv supports dialogue platform in Verkhovna Rada on parliamentary ethics
Publishing date: 8 July 2016
Supporting the process of ethical standards reform and developing a code of conduct for members of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, was the focus of an event, co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Verkhovna Rada, the Agency for Legislative Initiatives, the USAID RADA Program and the Netherlands Institute for Multi-party Democracy.
Political party legislation in Ukraine, focus of OSCE/ODIHR expert workshop
Publishing date: 7 July 2016
Reforming political party legislation in Ukraine was the focus of an expert workshop in Kyiv on 6 and 7 July 2016, jointly organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), the Ukrainian civil society organizations Agency for Legislative Initiatives (ALI) and the Civil Network “OPORA”. The event was hosted by the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network focuses on renewing dialogue, rebuilding trust and restoring security
Publishing date: 5 July 2016
ALMATY, 5 July 2016 – The annual OSCE Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) forum and seminar began today in Almaty...
Christine Muttonen of Austria elected OSCE PA President, Vice-Presidents and Committee Officers also elected
Publishing date: 5 July 2016
TBILISI, 5 July 2016 – At the close of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 25th Annual Session in Tbilisi today, members of the Assembly elected Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen as President. Muttonen has previously served as OSCE PA Vice-President and Special Representative for Central and Eastern Asia, and is Deputy Head of the Austrian Delegation to the PA...
OSCE Mission to Moldova strengthens professional skills and civic engagement among young people from both banks
Publishing date: 4 July 2016
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training event on essential debate techniques for 37 high-school students and 7 teachers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 1 to 3 July 2016 in Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the river...
Gender perspective in reaching out to audiences in focus of OSCE/ODIHR-organized workshop in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 June 2016
Building capacities of Ukrainian gender equality advisors was the focus of the workshop Mainstreaming Gender into Communication, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Equal Opportunities Caucus of the Parliament of Ukraine in Lviv, western Ukraine, on 24 June 2016.
Strengthening regional women’s networks is crucial in advancing gender equality, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR International Forum of Women Leaders in Minsk
Publishing date: 22 June 2016
New approaches to unleashing and mobilizing the potential of female leadership and the role of men as partners in achieving gender equality were the focuses of the International Forum of Women Leaders “Equal Opportunities for a Better Future”, co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Minsk on 21 and 22 June 2016.