News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission Head highlights role and responsibility of men as gender equality advocates in BiH
Publishing date: 12 December 2013
Fletcher M. Burton, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaking at a conference in Sarajevo on 12 December 2013, said that equality of women and men is vital to peace, democracy and prosperity, and men have a role to play in fostering this principle...
OSCE senior gender officials visit Switzerland; discuss OSCE gender equality commitments and preventing domestic violence
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues Ambassador Miroslava Beham and OSCE Special Representative on Gender Issues June Zeitlin completed a three-day visit to Switzerland on 11 December 2013, where they held discussions with representatives of the Swiss government and civil society on the implementation of the Swiss Gender Equality Law and the UNSCR 1325 National Action Plan, as well as efforts to prevent domestic violence...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports international campaign against gender violence
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
To raise awareness about gender violence and to demonstrate solidarity with its victims, the OSCE Mission to Skopje supports an essay competition at the law faculty of the European University in Skopje today, 6 December 2013.
OSCE organizes police training on prevention of domestic violence in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
GANJA, Azerbaijan, 29 November 2013 – The OSCE Office in Baku conducted a regional training course today on the prevention of domestic violence for police officers. The event was organized by the OSCE Office in close co-operation with the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry...
ODIHR supports political leadership training for women politicians from Central Asia
Publishing date: 25 November 2013
Sharing good practices in promoting gender equality and women’s advancement in political parties was the focus of a three-day regional workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that ended on 24 November 2013 in Bishkek...
OSCE promotes combating violence against women in Ukraine as part of international campaign
Publishing date: 25 November 2013
KYIV, 25 November 2013 – As the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is marked and the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” international campaign gets underway today, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) gathered state officials, journalists, and civil society activists at an awareness-raising event in Kyiv...
OSCE trains police officers in Kyrgyzstan to address domestic violence
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 22 November 2013 – Developing effective responses to domestic violence was the focus of an OSCE-supported series of training courses for Kyrgyz police officers that concluded today in the towns of Cholpon-Ata and Karakol in Issyk-Kul province in northern Kyrgyzstan...