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OSCE Presence urges for more female candidates in upcoming local elections
Publishing date: 7 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
TIRANA, 7 MARCH 2011- International Women’s Day on 8 March and upcoming local elections on 8 May provide an opportunity to underline our continued support of the promotion of gender equality, said the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth today...
Businesswomen and experts discuss women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 4 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality
VILNIUS, 4 March 2011- Trends and good practices in women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region were in focus during a two-day OSCE meeting that ended today in Vilnius, Lithuania...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 25 February 2011
VIENNA, 25 February 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 25 February. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
OSCE Centre promotes efforts to integrate disabled women into society
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ASTANA, 10 February 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana co-organized a high-level conference on gender equality and integration of women with disabilities into society that started in Astana today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports gender approach to policing in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 1 February 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
Promoting a gender-sensitive approach in Kyrgyzstan’s police system was the focus of a three-day seminar supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and attended by senior officials from the Interior Ministry and other police structures of Kyrgyzstan...
Winners of annual journalism contest on women’s role in Armenia announced
Publishing date: 31 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 31 January 2011- The award ceremony of an OSCE-supported annual journalism competition Na/Ne (S\HE) focusing on the role and achievements of women in Armenia was held in Yerevan today...
OSCE Mission to Moldova launches campaign against gender-based violence
Publishing date: 25 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 25 November 2010-The OSCE Mission to Moldova today launched a series of awareness-raising activities, including continuing performances of a play, as part of the international 16-Day Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence...