News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Women legislators from Mongolia exchange experiences with Swedish counterparts to advance gender equality
Publishing date: 5 June 2014
Strategies for strengthening women’s role in parliament and to advance gender equality were the focus of a study visit to Stockholm by women parliamentarians from Mongolia from 3 to 5 June 2014.
OSCE concludes police training seminars on domestic violence in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 5 June 2014
The last in a series of five OSCE-supported training seminars co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the Interior Ministry for police inspectors and officers on trends and challenges in preventing domestic violence took place on 5 June 2014 in Kokshetau...
Swiss OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Tajikistan support regional dialogue on human rights
Publishing date: 21 May 2014
DUSHANBE, 21 May 2014-- Strengthening the role of civil society organizations in the areas of prevention of torture, protection of human rights defenders and freedom of association in Central Asia and Mongolia was the focus of a two-day regional workshop that concluded in Dushanbe today...
OSCE/ODIHR training course in Moldova highlights importance of including women in conflict resolution
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
A two-day training course for national ministry representatives on UN Security Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, highlighting the importance of including women in peace processes and conflict resolution, was held on 13 and 14 May 2014, in Chisinau...
Women should be fully and broadly involved in efforts to counter violent extremism and terrorist radicalization
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
The OSCE and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) concluded on 14 May 2014 in Istanbul a joint workshop on women’s roles in countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism. More than 20 speakers, including women members of national parliaments, women’s rights advocates and community leaders, shared their experience and insights with participants from governments and civil society from across the world...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes public communications training for municipal gender focal points
Publishing date: 12 May 2014
The Municipal Gender Focal Point Network completed a two-day training course on 10 May 2014 in Podgorica on communication skills and public speaking. The course was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Human and Minority Rights Ministry’s Gender Department and ten Montenegrin municipalities, and different national partners...
OSCE invites political parties to sign Gender Equality Pledge ahead of 2014 elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 May 2014
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes today's release of the Gender Equality Pledge for Political Parties by the BiH Gender Equality Agency. The pledge will be open for all political parties in BiH to sign ahead of the 2014 general elections...