News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-organized workshop in Montenegro discusses preventing early forced marriages among vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
The prevention of early forced marriages was the topic of a workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 22 September 2015...
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...
OSCE trains Montenegrin municipalities on gender responsive budgeting
Publishing date: 24 June 2015
PODGORICA, 24 June 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro today concluded a three-day training course on gender responsive budgeting for members of the Municipal Gender Focal Point Network...
OSCE-supported Regional Forum in Cetinje highlights importance of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening women entrepreneurship
Publishing date: 10 June 2015
The 18th annual Cetinje Parliamentary Forum on Women in Business was held on 8 and 9 June 2015 bringing together parliamentarians from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. The Forum was organized by the Parliament of Montenegro and supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Gender Task Force of Montenegro and the Regional Co-operation Council...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Albania support bilateral meeting on women entrepreneurship
Publishing date: 8 June 2015
The first bilateral meeting on gender equality issues of Parliamentary Committees from Montenegro and Albania took place on 7 June 2015 in Budva, Montenegro...
OSCE supports training for members of the Municipal Gender Focal Point Network
Publishing date: 18 May 2015
PODGORICA, 18 May- The strategies and benefits of using local resources in implementation of gender standards and principles were highlighted at an OSCE-supported training course held in Podgorica on 18 and 19 May 2015. The training was organized for members of the Municipal Gender Focal Point Network...
Include more women into security sector reform in Montenegro by developing a National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, says OSCE’s Senior Gender Adviser
Publishing date: 30 April 2015
PODGORICA, 30 April 2015- Montenegro has taken important steps in promoting women's rights and gender equality in the country through developing adequate policies and legislative frameworks but more can be done, the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues Ambassador Miroslava Beham said as she concluded a three-day visit to Montenegro...