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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports establishment of Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector
Publishing date: 6 March 2017
The Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector (KAWSS) was established on 2 March 2017 in Bishkek at a founding conference organized by the OSCE Centre in co-operation with the Kyrgyz Association of Women Police (KAWP), the Presidential Administration, the Parliament, the Defence Council, the Supreme Court, the Government, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Interior Ministry and all state security-providing structures. The aim of the Association is to increase the role of women in the security sector governance field. The conference brought together around 100 delegates representing the above-mentioned national stakeholders, civil society and international organizations...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports 18 Women’s Resource Centres in remote areas
Publishing date: 3 March 2017
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the OSCE-supported Women’s Resource Centres (WRCs) signed the new implementing partner agreement on 3 March 2017 to launch project implementation for 2017. The signing ceremony was held in the premises of the Balkhi Women Resource Centre, Khatlon region...
OSCE project team on well-being and security of women concludes visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 February 2017
SARAJEVO, 10 February 2017 – The OSCE project team tasked with conducting a multi-country survey on the well-being and security of women in the OSCE region concluded a four-day visit to the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today...
OSCE, Institute of Inclusive Security launch new guide on how including women in peace processes leads to sustainable security
Publishing date: 19 January 2017
Closing gender gaps in political participation and including women in the peace process leads to sustainable security, said Miki Jacevic, Vice Chair of the Institute of Inclusive Security, which together with the OSCE Gender Section launched a new publication in Vienna on 18 January 2017 on developing results-oriented national action plans on women, peace and security...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan organizes discussion on challenging gender stereotypes
Publishing date: 22 December 2016
A roundtable discussion on overcoming the pervasive stereotypes and prejudices in the country was held by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 19 December 2016 in Dushanbe, bringing together some 30 national gender experts, women politicians, and representatives of civil society and youth...
OSCE field operations in Tajikistan and Serbia jointly support women’s participation in political life
Publishing date: 21 December 2016
A group of 17 Tajik women politicians, national gender experts and civil society activists visited Serbia to network and exchange experiences with their counterparts during a visit from 12 to 16 December 2016. The study visit was jointly organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in focus at OSCE-supported workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
KONJIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 December 2016 – The implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the focus of a two-day workshop which concluded today in Konjic, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the country’s Security Ministry and Gender Equality Agency...