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OSCE Office launches essay competition for Armenian students on gender issues
Publishing date: 7 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 7 March 2006- The role of women in decision-making will be the theme of a student essay competition that will be launched tomorrow by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. Organized in co-operation with the Centre for the Development of Civil Society...
OSCE Centre supports discussion on gender issues in Kyrgyz legislation
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
BISHKEK, 6 December 2005- Gender perspective in the country's legislative acts was discussed at today's meeting on amendments to the law on political parties, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek together with the Committee of Social Policy of the...
OSCE Centre to hold conference on domestic violence in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 November 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 24 November 2005- Ways of combating domestic violence will be the focus of a conference that opens tomorrow in the Tajik capital. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, the event will bring together over 150 participants representing...
Gender equality focus of training course supported by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent
Publishing date: 19 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Gender equality
TASHKENT, 19 September 2005- Gender equality and international standards in the field are the focus of a training course in the Uzbek capital this week, supported by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, the Swiss Embassy and the Asian Development Bank...
Women politicians and NGO representatives briefed on OSCE Mission's gender equality work
Publishing date: 31 August 2005
BELGRADE, 31 August 2005- A group of 16 women politicians and NGO representatives from different ethnic and religious groups in Iraq visited the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro yesterday to learn about mechanisms for institutionalizing gender...
OSCE Centre promotes summer training camp on democratic values and principles
Publishing date: 28 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 28 July 2005- A 12-day summer camp for students which aims to help them learn about the values of democracy and elections opened in Tajikistan today...
OSCE Representative on Intolerance against Muslims cautions against tendency to identify terrorism with Islam
Publishing date: 12 July 2005
Content type: Press release
ANKARA, 12 July 2005- Omur Orhun, the OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, condemned last week's terrorist attacks in London but noted with regret a tendency to identify Islam with terror...