News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes training course for the first database on domestic violence in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Gender Centre and the Network of Women Police Officers, concluded on 1 September 2015 the second out of ten training courses on implementation of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and the use of the domestic violence database...
Follow Us initiative promoted at Western Balkans Summit in Vienna
Publishing date: 28 August 2015
A “Follow us” initiative on dialogue of prominent women from Belgrade and Pristina was promoted at the Western Balkans Summit on 27 August 2015 in Vienna...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Podgorica authorities in drafting local action plan for gender equality
Publishing date: 12 August 2015
PODGORICA, 12 August 2015- Strengthening mechanisms for implementing gender equality at the local level was the focus of a seminar organized in Podgorica by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on Tuesday. The seminar follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed last November 2014 by the Capital City’s authorities, the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and the Mission on implementing gender equality...
A number of achievements and good practices on gender equality in Russia, says OSCE Senior Gender Adviser on working visit to Moscow
Publishing date: 30 July 2015
MOSCOW, 30 July 2015- The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Ambassador Miroslava Beham, concluding a three-day visit to Moscow on Wednesday noted a number of achievements and good practices in gender equality in the Russian Federation, particularly in the areas of law enforcement and combatting extremism and terrorism...
OSCE supports working group meeting on social standards for victims of domestic violence in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported the first meeting of the inter-departmental working group aiming at developing social services for victims of domestic violence that was held in Astana on 29 July 2015...
OSCE 2015 Dialogue Academy to be held in Austria
Publishing date: 27 July 2015
The 2015 Dialogue Academy for young women, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia has been postponed to this autumn...
OSCE launches report on combating impunity for wartime sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 13 July 2015
SARAJEVO, 13 July 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented today in Sarajevo its latest report entitled Combating Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Progress and Challenges...