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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes training event on gender mainstreaming in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 5 June 2015
KOKSHETAU, Kazakhstan 5 June 2015 – The OSCE Programme Office in Astana launched a series of training seminars on gender mainstreaming for local officials in the country’s regions by holding its first event today in Kokshetau, Akmola Region...
ODIHR Director Link and Ukraine Human Rights Commissioner Lutkovska sign agreement to enhance co-operation in human dimension
Publishing date: 3 June 2015
WARSAW, 3 June 2015- Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Valeriya Lutkovska, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, signed an agreement in Warsaw today for greater co-operation between ODIHR and Lutkovska’s office in a broad range of activities in Ukraine, including the promotion of tolerance and gender equality and building greater capacity to monitor the protection and promotion of human rights...
OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes mentoring workshop for psychologists to combat domestic violence
Publishing date: 26 May 2015
On 21 and 22 May 2015, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held a mentoring workshop for psychologists as part of its project to combat domestic violence. The workshop was the first such event to take place in Moldova and was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova, the OSCE Gender Section and the Danish Centre for Gender, Equality and Diversity (KVINFO)...
Achieving gender equality has to top policymakers’ agendas, ODIHR Director Link says at meeting on 20th anniversary of Beijing Platform for Action
Publishing date: 26 May 2015
WARSAW, 26 May 2015 Achieving women’s equal participation has to be at the top of political agendas, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, said at an expert meeting in Warsaw today, held ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action...
OSCE co-organizes roundtable on gender-responsive National Reconciliation in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 20 May 2015
A round-table discussion on empowering women in Afghanistan to enable their participation in decision-making and reconciliation with the aim of building sustainable peace, took place on 20 May 2015 in Vienna. It was hosted by the Gender Section in the Office of the Secre-tary General and the Embassy and the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Vienna...
OSCE supports training for members of the Municipal Gender Focal Point Network
Publishing date: 18 May 2015
PODGORICA, 18 May- The strategies and benefits of using local resources in implementation of gender standards and principles were highlighted at an OSCE-supported training course held in Podgorica on 18 and 19 May 2015. The training was organized for members of the Municipal Gender Focal Point Network...
On gender equality, time to harness the power of parliaments, say OSCE PA members in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 May 2015
BISHKEK, 16 May 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians led by Kyrgyzstan’s Roza Aknazarova joined government and parliamentary leaders and representatives of international organizations and civil society in Bishkek on May 15-16, calling for improvements in women’s rights and opportunities, exchanging experiences and best practices and discussing how to fully harness the power of legislatures to help achieve gender equality...