News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes gender mainstreaming seminar for regional secretaries of the National Commission
Publishing date: 19 November 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in co-operation with the National Commission for Women, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of Kazakhstan (National Commission) organized a training seminar for regional secretaries of the Commission in Nur-Sultan on 18 and 19 November 2021.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports implementing the National Strategy for Gender Equality
Publishing date: 18 November 2021
In November, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized two training modules for the commission for monitoring the implementation of the National Strategy for Gender Equality to enhance its capacities to facilitate inter-ministerial and inter-sectoral co-operation and to monitor, evaluate and report on implementation progress.
Violence against women endangers the security of our societies and must end, OSCE leaders say
Publishing date: 16 November 2021
WARSAW, 16 November 2021 – More decisive action needs to be taken across the OSCE region to work towards eliminating violence against women, who continue to face violence in both public and private, OSCE leaders said on the opening of a two-day conference dedicated to preventing and combating violence against women and girls
Experts discuss ways to improve training of police and judiciary to fight violence against women and girls in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
Improving the effectiveness of training in the police and justice sector to prevent and combat violence against women and girls, with a focus on South-Eastern Europe, was the topic of an online expert roundtable discussion on 11 and 12 November 2021.
OSCE supports Rural Women’s Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 5 November 2021
The Rural Women’s Forum, organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, took place in Nur-Sultan on 5 November 2021 in a blended format. The event was held in co-operation with the Coalition for Green Economy and G-Global Development, the National Commission for Women Affairs, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of Kazakhstan and the Coca Cola Foundation.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and Project Co-Ordinator in Ukraine: Inclusion of women’s perspectives is key to peace and security agenda
Publishing date: 2 November 2021
KYIV, 2 November 2021- The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) and OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), mark the 21st anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which recognizes the important roles of women and girls in peace and security efforts, and calls for their increased and meaningful participation in related decision-making processes.
OSCE Presence organizes high-level conference on Women, Peace and Security in Albania
Publishing date: 1 November 2021
A high-level conference on Albania’s achievements under the agenda on Women, Peace and Security and the way ahead took place in Tirana on 1 November 2021. The OSCE Presence, UN Women Albania and the Dutch Embassy organized the event to mark the 21st anniversary of the UN Security Council’s Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS).