News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
New OSCE-led survey provides much-needed data to combat violence against women and girls, say participants at high-level OSCE conference
Publishing date: 7 May 2019
VIENNA, 7 May 2019 – Participants in a two-day Vienna-based conference entitled Commitment – Data – Action! underlined the importance of comparable data for improving policies and measures to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Best practices in responding to cases of domestic violence, series of training courses organized by OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, conclude in Khatlon region
Publishing date: 30 April 2019
A series of training courses focused on best practices in responding to cases of domestic violence, organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, for deputy heads of the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan concluded on 26 April 2019 in Kulyab city of Khatlon region...
OSCE helps to promote understanding of the role of women in Kyrgyzstan’s security sector
Publishing date: 29 April 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported a training course entitled “Women, peace and security: trends and development perspectives”. The event was organized by the Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector (KAWSS).
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Roma and Egyptian women activists
Publishing date: 24 April 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a training course to accredit Roma and Egyptian women activists as “confidential persons” who will serve as advocates for victims of domestic violence and early marriages. The three-day event was organized together with the Centre for Roma Initiative and concluded on 20 April 2019 in Podgorica.
OSCE Mission supports three Montenegrin municipalities in developing Local Action Plans on Gender Equality
Publishing date: 18 April 2019
As part of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro’s ongoing support to municipalities in achieving gender equality, the Mission, in partnership with the Department for Gender Equality within the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, organized three workshops to support the development of local action plans on gender equality in the municipalities of Rožaje, Mojkovac and Cetinje from 10 to 15 April 2019...
OSCE conducts gender equality training course for youth of registered political parties in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 15 April 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducted a two-day training course for 28 young men and women, youth representatives of seven registered political parties of Tajikistan, on 12 and 13 April 2019 in Dushanbe...
Gender mainstreaming in parliament focus of OSCE-supported workshop in Skopje
Publishing date: 2 April 2019
An OSCE-supported one-day gender assessment workshop focusing on ways to strengthen women’s participation in the parliament took place in Skopje on 2 April 2019.