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Workshop on gender equality and women's rights held in Prague
Publishing date: 31 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ODIHR organized a workshop for national human rights institutions from 17 OSCE participating States in Prague on 29 March...
OSCE hosts forum on women's participation in political life in Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
KYIV, 28 May 2010- A forum on promoting the participation and representation of women in the political life of Ukraine was organized today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE...
Gender equality focus of OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 May 2010
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
ODIHR and the OSCE’s Kazakh Chairmanship hosted a two-day Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna on 6-7 May.
OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for more action on increasing women's participation in public life
Publishing date: 6 May 2010
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 6 May 2010- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality got underway today with participants calling for increased action by participating States to promote the participation of women in political and public life...
OSCE trains local administrations in Ukraine on integrating gender equality
Publishing date: 16 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
ODESSA, Ukraine, 16 April 2010- Integrating gender equality aspects in the work of local governments is the focus of a two-day training workshop that began in Odessa today...
OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for increased efforts to combat violence against women
Publishing date: 5 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VIENNA, 5 November 2009- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality started today with participants calling for increased efforts by participating States to prevent violence against women, prosecute perpetrators and provide adequate protection...
Annual OSCE human rights conference opens with calls for improved implementation of international standards
Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 28 September 2009- The OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened today with calls on governments to increase efforts to adhere to the commitments they have undertaken...