News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains 25 Kyrgyz neighborhood inspectors on gender-sensitive policing
Publishing date: 17 July 2014
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 17 July 2014 – The OSCE Police Matters Programme in co-operation with the Interior Ministry today launched a two-day training course in Issyk-Kul on gender-sensitive approaches to combatting domestic violence for 25 newly-hired neighborhood inspectors from the Chui, Naryn, Talas and Issyk-Kul regions of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes handbook for advancing women’s role in political parties
Publishing date: 11 July 2014
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented its Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties at a side event on the second day of the OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference in Vienna on 11 July 2014.
At OSCE gender conference, parliamentarians note progress made, challenges remaining
Publishing date: 11 July 2014
COPENHAGEN, 11 July 2014 – Senior OSCE parliamentarians have addressed the OSCE’s Gender Equality Review Conference in Vienna, discussing the progress made and the challenges that remain in closing the gender gap within the Organization, the OSCE area and their respective countries...
OSCE and States need to take further action to make gender equality a reality
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
VIENNA, 10 July 2014 – The OSCE and participating States have made commendable advances in making gender equality a reality since the adoption of an action plan ten years ago, but new initiatives are needed in areas where progress has been lacking, said participants of the OSCE’s first Gender Equality Review Conference, today in Vienna...
OSCE trains Ukrainian social service providers on working with domestic violence offenders
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Thirty representatives of social service providers from various regions of Ukraine were trained on effectively handling domestic violence cases and working with offenders, during a two-day session in Lviv in western Ukraine that ended on 2 July 2014...
Michael Georg Link takes up post as new ODIHR director
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
WARSAW, 2 July 2014 – Michael Georg Link of Germany assumed his new duties on Tuesday as director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses gratitude to outgoing ODIHR Director Lenarčič
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
BERN, 30 June 2014- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, today expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Janez Lenarčič of Slovenia, the outgoing Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), for his work over the last six years...