News and press releases

BISHKEK, 16 October 2014 – The role of women in law enforcement agencies and their contribution to peace and security is being explored at a one-day international conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry in Bishkek today. The conference brings together representatives of law enforcement agencies from Central Asia, Afghanistan, Armenia, Sweden, the United States and Canada...

Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova signed on 26 September 2014 a Memorandum of Understanding on further co-operation with the Gender Equality Department of the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, and the Municipality of Rozaje to promote women’s participation in public and political life...

Good practices and strategies for supporting women candidates running for local office in Hungary were the focus of a seminar in Budapest on 3 October 2014.

SARAJEVO, 30 September 2014- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Gender Centre of the Government of the Federation of BiH launched a short video today to highlight the urgent need for women to have stronger representation in political life.

Ombuds institutions and national human rights institutions are playing an increasingly active role in investigating grievances of personnel in the security sector, said participants in a side event at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 26 September 2014.

ASTANA, 17 September 2014 – A roundtable discussion as part of the National Dialogue series on access to special social services for victims of cruel treatment, including victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, took place today in Astana...

KYIV, 12 September 2014 – More can be done to enhance women’s participation in political life and in giving them a role in reconciliation and peace efforts in Ukraine, said the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Ambassador Miroslava Beham, as she concluded a five-day visit to Kyiv...