News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Women politicians and NGO representatives briefed on OSCE Mission's gender equality work
Publishing date: 31 August 2005
BELGRADE, 31 August 2005- A group of 16 women politicians and NGO representatives from different ethnic and religious groups in Iraq visited the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro yesterday to learn about mechanisms for institutionalizing gender...
OSCE Centre promotes summer training camp on democratic values and principles
Publishing date: 28 July 2005
DUSHANBE, 28 July 2005- A 12-day summer camp for students which aims to help them learn about the values of democracy and elections opened in Tajikistan today...
OSCE Representative on Intolerance against Muslims cautions against tendency to identify terrorism with Islam
Publishing date: 12 July 2005
ANKARA, 12 July 2005- Omur Orhun, the OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, condemned last week's terrorist attacks in London but noted with regret a tendency to identify Islam with terror...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe helps open first shelter for women in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
DUSHANBE, 1 July 2005- Providing refuge for victims of domestic violence, trafficking and other forms of abuse is the aim of the first shelter for women in Tajikistan, which was opened by the OSCE Field Office in Khujand today...
OSCE Office in Baku hosts meeting to urge more active engagement of women in elections
Publishing date: 29 June 2005
BAKU, 29 June 2005- Participants of a meeting organized today by the OSCE Office in Baku called for more active participation of women in the forthcoming parliamentary elections as part of the process of democratization...
OSCE meeting focuses on equal economic opportunities for women in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 29 June 2005
BISHKEK, 29 June 2005- The problems of integrating women into Kyrgyzstan's economic development policies were the main theme of a meeting held in Bishkek today. The meeting on Gender Aspects of Employment and...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine organizes conference on gender equality and law enforcement
Publishing date: 18 May 2005
EVPATORIA, UKRAINE, 18 May 2005- Promoting gender equality in law enforcement activities and raising awareness of gender-related issues is the focus of a three-day conference which opened today in the Ukrainian coastal town of Evpatoria...