News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre to hold conference on domestic violence in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 November 2005
DUSHANBE, 24 November 2005- Ways of combating domestic violence will be the focus of a conference that opens tomorrow in the Tajik capital. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, the event will bring together over 150 participants representing...
Gender equality focus of training course supported by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent
Publishing date: 19 September 2005
TASHKENT, 19 September 2005- Gender equality and international standards in the field are the focus of a training course in the Uzbek capital this week, supported by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, the Swiss Embassy and the Asian Development Bank...
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...