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OSCE Office in Tajikistan, ODIHR conclude process of preparing gender action plans for political parties
Publishing date: 30 March 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 29 March 2016 in Dushanbe organized a roundtable discussion with women politicians from all seven of the country’s registered political parties on the importance and relevance of gender action plans and gender budgeting...
OSCE Chairperson’s Special Representative for Gender Issues and ODIHR Director call on states to prioritize economic, political and social parity
Publishing date: 8 March 2016
Content type: Press release
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA / WARSAW, 8 March 2016 – OSCE participating States must take more action to close the gender gap in the nearest future, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative for Gender Issues, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today, on International Women’s Day...
New ODIHR publication highlights remaining challenges in increasing women’s representation in politics in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 25 February 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
A new publication examining the progress made in achieving gender equality in politics was presented by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Micheal Georg Link on 25 February 2016 in Vienna, at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Session.
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link urges states to recognize serious harm female genital mutilation does to both women and societies at large
Publishing date: 5 February 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
WARSAW, 5 February 2016 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called on OSCE participating States to strengthen their responses to female genital mutilation as a form of violence against girls and women...
Women’s perspective must be part of peace-building efforts in Ukraine, say panellists at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Kyiv
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The role of women politicians in peace-building efforts was the focus of a panel meeting in Kyiv on 16 December 2015, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Equal Opportunities Inter-Faction Union of the Ukrainian Parliament.
OSCE-supported plan towards a gender-sensitive parliament in Montenegro presented in Podgorica
Publishing date: 14 December 2015
Content type: News
What we do: Gender equality
A roadmap towards a gender-sensitive parliament in Montenegro with the aim of better integrating gender equality in the legislature, was presented in Podgorica on 11 December 2015. The document was developed with support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE Secretary General and OSCE/ODIHR Director call on states to enhance efforts to prevent and stop violence against women
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
Content type: Press release
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA/WARSAW, 26 November 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link today called on participating States to systematically prevent and stop violence against women