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OSCE addresses connection between gender, corruption and natural resources
Publishing date: 19 March 2024
On 13 March 2024, the OSCE Gender Issues Programme WIN Project, co-hosted together with Italy and Ireland, a side event titled "No Woman’s Land: Unpacking the Nexus and Finding Solutions on Gender, Corruption and Access to Natural Resources" at the margins of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) in New York.
Empowering Women Judges in Kazakhstan through International Exchange
Publishing date: 15 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Gender equality, Rule of law
On 14-15 March 2024, women judges from Kazakhstan and around the world convened for a two-day hybrid workshop in Astana entitled “Women judges: professional exchange of experience and international co-operation” in Astana.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains women-led NGOs and women from rural areas in identifying and preventing violent extremism and radicalization
Publishing date: 4 March 2024
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized two training courses for women-led NGOs and women from rural areas in Prizren region on how to recognize and respond to potential cases of violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism (VERLT).
OSCE trains directors and staff members from women resource centres in Tajikistan on social enterprise development
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
Creating models to establish social enterprises and diversify sources of income to ensure sustainability were among the skills learned by twelve women at a training course for 26 representatives of OSCE-supported Women’s Resource Centres (WRCs).
OSCE brings together women peacebuilders and mediators from Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia to discuss common priorities and advocacy strategies
Publishing date: 12 February 2024
The OSCE Gender Issues Programme and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) held the second “Women’s Networks WIN Together” regional conference on networks across women peacebuilders and mediators from Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia on 5-7 February in Vienna.
Transforming the Criminal Justice Chain to Address Violence Against Women and Girls
Publishing date: 22 December 2023
Addressing violence against women and girls requires an effective response across the entire criminal justice chain. This starts with the first encounter with the police, ensuring gender-sensitive policing and victim-centred investigations, and culminates in a fair judgment delivered by a court of
Role of women in organized crime in focus at OSCE workshop for law enforcement in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 18 and 19 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a regional workshop to present and discuss the findings of the OSCE assessment report on ‘Understanding the role of women in organized crime’ in the context of Central Asia. The workshop was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.