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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE meeting in Baden, Austria, explores how to better utilize the nexus between effective peace processes and the inclusion of women
Publishing date: 27 April 2017
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The link between effective peace processes and the inclusion of women was the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Secretariat on 25 and 26 April 2017 in Baden, Austria...
OSCE supports seminar on domestic violence for judges in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 April 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported a training seminar on presiding over cases of domestic violence for judges in the framework of the judges’ annual retraining courses in Astana on 3 April 2017...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds training course on gender action plans and gender responsive budgeting
Publishing date: 30 March 2017
A two-day training course on Gender Action Plans and gender responsive budgeting for women and men politicians concluded on 29 March 2017 at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan in Dushanbe...
Women’s perspectives on security policy debated at OSCE PA conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 23 March 2017
VIENNA, 23 March 2017 – Improving the level of engagement of women in discussions on security, including conflict resolution and addressing violent extremism, was in focus today at a day-long conference hosted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly at the Austrian Parliament in Vienna...
Much still needs to be done to ensure women’s equal participation in all spheres of life, OSCE leaders say on International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2017
VIENNA/WARSAW, 8 March 2017 – While significant progress has been made to advance women’s equal participation in all spheres of life, much still needs to be done to make that equality a reality, senior officials of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said today on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
On International Women’s Day, OSCE PA leaders emphasize women’s empowerment and gender aspects of migration
Publishing date: 8 March 2017
COPENHAGEN, 8 March 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) spoke today at a special meeting of the OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Committee in Vienna on the occasion of International Women’s Day, addressing women’s economic empowerment and the importance of closing the gender gap to reduce poverty and promote comprehensive security...
Ukrainian female displaced persons require further support for long-term integration, states OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine report
Publishing date: 7 March 2017
KYIV, 7 March 2017 – Internally displaced women still face many issues that prevent them from successful long-term integration into the host communities, states an OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) report released today in Kyiv. The research was conducted by the NGO “Youth Alternative”, at the request of the Social Policy Ministry of Ukraine...