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OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes webinar aimed at strengthening Moldovan ombudsperson’s work on human rights on the left bank
Publishing date: 1 November 2022
Almost thirty representatives of the Moldovan ombudsperson’s (People’s Advocate) institution participated in a two-day human rights webinar, organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 25 and 26 October 2022. The participants discussed the institution’s possibilities to increase efficiency of their
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General praise work by field operations in Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 October 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
WARSAW/VIENNA, 31 October 2022 – Following the lack of consensus by the OSCE Permanent Council to extend the mandates of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) and the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, due to the position of the Russian Federation, the OSCE is closing these two field operations today.
Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH commemorates Žepče civilian victims of war
Publishing date: 29 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) visited Žepče today and laid flowers at the Memorial to all Civilian Victims of War.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides Parliament with instruments to review legislation from gender perspective
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Good governance, Gender equality
At the 35th session of Parliamentary Gender Equality Committee, held on 28 October, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented to MPs and representatives of the public administration instruments developed to support the institution in ensuring the laws are gender-mainstreamed and provide for equal treatment of all citizens.
OSCE continues training operative officers of Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
A second specialized training on operative essentials for anti-corruption officers was held in Yerevan from 25 to 28 October 2022. The training, which focused on the effective investigation of corruption, was hosted by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) with the support of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia (ACC).
OSCE holds workshop on development of gender-based violence curriculum for law enforcement in Tirana
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
On 20 October 2022, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department held a national workshop dedicated to preparing a curriculum for law enforcement on Gender-based Violence (GBV) in Tirana. This was accomplished with the assistance of the OSCE Presence in Albania and the support of the Albanian State Police.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports journalism students to strengthen their reporting skills
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
As part of continuous support to media professionalism, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented sets of mobile journalism equipment to Media Studies and Journalism Department of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro, on 28 October. A three-day training course for journalism students in November will put the donation in use.