News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
No peace without women: OSCE Chairmanship conference puts implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in focus
Publishing date: 18 November 2016
BERLIN, 18 November 2016- When it comes to peace and security in the world, what role should and must women play? This and other questions were discussed today at a conference held under Germany’s OSCE Chairmanship in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. The event under the title "A Case for Inclusive Peace and Security: How to Accelerate the Implementation of UNSCR 1325?" was co-organized by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the German Foreign Office...
Roma women activists in Ukraine learn about establishing women-to-women mentor networks at OSCE course
Publishing date: 18 November 2016
As part of its multi-year project to establish women-to-women mentor networks in the OSCE region, the OSCE Secretariat’s Gender Section organized a training course on 16 and 17 November 2016 in Kyiv for fifteen women activists from the Roma community in Ukraine...
Commentary on Montenegro’s gender equality law presented by OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 17 November 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights presented their Commentary on the country’s Law on Gender Equality on 16 November 2016 in Podgorica...
Addressing domestic violence focus of OSCE-supported training seminar for judges in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 November 2016
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported a training seminar on addressing domestic violence for 35 chairpersons of regional courts in Astana, Kazakhstan on 14 November 2016...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion in Kazakhstan on countering sexual harassment in workplace
Publishing date: 11 November 2016
ASTANA, 11 November 2016- An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on addressing sexual harassment in the workplace took place today for some 40 members of Parliament, high-level government officials and civil society representatives in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was aimed at supporting the host country in implementing the OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality...
OSCE-co-organized forum of women candidates for local council elections concludes in Osh
Publishing date: 5 November 2016
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 5 November 2016 – A forum of women candidates for local council elections was organized today in Osh city with the aim of encouraging some 125 graduates of Women’s Leadership Schools from the Bishkek, Issyk-Kul, Osh and Batken regions to participate in the 11 December local council elections...
OSCE Office supports practical referral mechanisms for protection of domestic violence survivors in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 25 October 2016
KURGAN-TYUBE, Tajikistan, 25 October 2016 – Promoting practical referral mechanisms for the protection of domestic violence survivors was the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop for 25 officials and members of civil society that took place today in Kurgan-Tyube, the administrative centre of Khatlon region, Tajikistan...