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OSCE White Ribbon Award recognizes efforts of four ambassadors and two military attaches in promoting gender equality
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
Four ambassadors and two military attaches representing their countries in the OSCE are the winners of the fourth White Ribbon Award in recognition of their personal commitment and achievements in promoting gender equality. The award ceremony was held on 30 November 2017, at the Hofburg in Vienna.
Regional efforts to engage men and boys on gender equality need to be strengthened, conclude experts at OSCE MenEngage expert meeting
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
The importance of involving men alongside women to move forward in achieving gender equality was the focus of an OSCE-organized MenEngage expert meeting on 24 November 2017 in Vienna.
OSCE marks 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence – calls on States to step up efforts to end violence against women and girls
Publishing date: 24 November 2017
Content type: Press release
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA / WARSAW, 24 November 2017 – Ahead of tomorrow’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, senior OSCE leaders today called on participating States to increase efforts to end this human rights violation.
OSCE and Inclusive Security support Ukraine’s regions in implementing their local Women, Peace and Security action plans
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
A workshop on the local implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, was organized by the OSCE and Inclusive Security in Kyiv on 15-16 November 2017, bringing together 20 experts from regional administrations, national police and civil society organizations from the Volyn, Odessa, Luhansk, Donetsk and Dnipro regions.
OSCE co-organizes second National Action Plan Academy on Women, Peace and Security in Vienna
Publishing date: 20 October 2017
Developing the technical skills to design a high-impact national action plan to support the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the topic of the National Action Plan (NAP) Academy which ended on 20 October 2017 in Vienna. The workshop was organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Gender Section and the Washington-based organization Inclusive Security.
More action and stronger commitments needed to prevent violence against women in OSCE region, international organizations and civil society say
Publishing date: 26 September 2017
On 21 September, the OSCE Gender Section, UN Women and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, brought together experts, participating States and civil society to discuss and identify successful approaches to the prevention of violence against women at an event held on 21 September 2017 in Warsaw.
OSCE Senior Gender Adviser Amarsanaa Darisuren visits Ukraine
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
From 3 to 6 September 2017, OSCE Senior Gender Adviser Amarsanaa Darisuren visited Ukraine, where she held meetings with government officials, including representatives of the ministries for foreign and internal affairs and social policy, to discuss key developments in gender equality in the country...