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Tajik Delegation Learns from Bosnia and Herzegovina's Best Practices in Domestic Violence Prevention and Response
Publishing date: 21 July 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Gender equality, Rule of law
Sarajevo, 21 July 2023 – The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, facilitated a study visit for the Tajik delegation on domestic violence prevention and response from 15- 21 July. The study visit aimed at enhancing Tajikistan's legislative framework and best practices in tackling domestic violence by drawing insights from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
OSCE and UNODC continue efforts toward gender inclusive border security in South Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Border management, Gender equality
Together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the OSCE Transnational Threats Department's Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) organized a two-day regional training on gender mainstreaming in border and law enforcement agencies that concluded today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Youth activists from Western Balkans come together under OSCE Presence in Albania’s ‘Youth Trail’ to reinforce inter-generational dialogue through cultural heritage
Publishing date: 31 August 2022
Content type: News
From 24 to 28 August 2022, twenty young activists from the Western Balkans gathered in Tirana and traveled to Gjirokastra to discuss, learn and explore approaches on social interaction and promote democracy, peace and security through inter-generational dialogue. Since 2017, the OSCE Youth Trail
Statement by the OSCE Mission to BiH on the recent insults directed against women politicians based on their physical appearance
Publishing date: 1 August 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The OSCE Mission to BiH supports the crucial role of political parties in creating an enabling environment for women in politics.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina donates books to schools on International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2022
To mark International Women’s day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina presented to primary schools a selection of books and posters about inspiring women. These books and posters, delivered by the Mission’s nine field offices, highlight positive examples of accomplishments of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and throughout the world.
Harassment of women in public sphere, focus of OSCE Mission to BiH-hosted discussion
Publishing date: 23 February 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized an online round table discussion on the harassment of women in the public sphere on 23 February 2021...
OSCE concludes Annual Security Review Days in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 February 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) was the focus of the Annual Security Review Days organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which concluded today, 9 February 2021.