News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains WRC staff members to better respond to the needs of families affected by gender-based violence
Publishing date: 26 May 2023
A five-day train-the-trainers course (ToT) for twelve staff members (seven women and five men) of the Women’s Resource Centres (WRC) concluded on 19 May 2023 in Dushanbe. The ToT provided the participants with skills and knowledge on how to promote harmony within vulnerable families and help reduce violence through a combination of gender norms, behavioural change and income-generating activities. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the ToT with the financial support of the United States of America, Finland, Norway Germany and Andorra.
OSCE supports a study visit to Georgia for the OSCE Network of Youth for Gender Equality from Tajikistan
Publishing date: 23 May 2023
A group of eight young members of the OSCE Network of Youth for Gender Equality, four women and four men, visited Tbilisi, Georgia to network and learn about gender equality during a study visit from 1 to 4 May 2023. The visit was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches Guidelines for the Effective Performance of Municipal Coordination Mechanisms against Domestic Violence
Publishing date: 17 May 2023
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched today Guidelines for the Effective Performance of Municipal Coordination Mechanisms against Domestic Violence (MCMDV), a tool to facilitate more effective and co-ordinated responses to domestic violence cases. The MCMDVs aim to strengthen co-ordination,
Parliamentary staff receive expert support from OSCE Mission to Montenegro in preparing budget circulars from gender perspective
Publishing date: 17 May 2023
How to draft a gender responsive budget was the focus of a two-day workshop for staff of parliamentary committees and units, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 15 and 16 May in Podgorica.
OSCE trains facilitators of the Women’s Resource Centres network in Tajikistan on counteracting human trafficking
Publishing date: 11 May 2023
An OSCE-organized three-day training course on counteracting trafficking in human beings for facilitators from Women’s Resource Centres (WRCs) concluded on 28 April 2023 in Dushanbe.
Training strengthens criminal justice responses to violence against women and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 2 May 2023
From 24 to 28 April 2023, gender-responsive policing of violence against women and girls (VAWG) was the focus of a national specialized training course organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) in co-ordination with the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo
Advisory and Co-ordination Board for OSCE project on combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe meets
Publishing date: 6 April 2023
On 4 April 2023, the meeting of the Advisory and Co-ordination Board established in 2021 as part of the OSCE project “Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe” took place.