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OSCE field operations in Tajikistan and Albania work together to support women’s participation in political life
Publishing date: 8 April 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
A group of eight women politicians from all registered political parties in Tajikistan, including a member of parliament, paid a visit to Albania from 2 to 8 April 2016 to strengthen inter-regional co-operation and share experiences on empowering women in political life. The visit was jointly organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE Presence in Albania brings together newly-elected women officials to learn new skills, share experiences
Publishing date: 24 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
DURRËS, Albania, 24 November 2015 – Newly-elected women members of municipal councils from across Albania learned new skills and networked with their more experienced peers at the OSCE-supported three-day School for Municipal Women Councillors, which ended today. It is the fourth time the OSCE Presence in Albania has organized this initiative since 2011...
Mentoring is effective in promoting women’s participation in public and political life, say participants of OSCE expert workshop in Skopje
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Gender equality
Mentoring is one of the most effective strategies to promote women’s participation in public and political life, said participants of an expert meeting in Skopje organized by the OSCE Gender Section on 12 October 2015, which brought together representatives of civil society, politics, business and academia from across the Western Balkans...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Albania support bilateral meeting on women entrepreneurship
Publishing date: 8 June 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Economic activities, Gender equality
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 Presence in Albania calls for greater representation of women in politics
Publishing date: 9 March 2015
TIRANA, 6 March 2015- On the occasion of the upcoming International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Florian Raunig, stressed the need for a significantly increased representation of women in the Albanian politics as key to the further development of democracy.
OSCE Presence in Albania supports women’s political and public participation ahead of 2015 local elections
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The first of a series of forums aimed at increasing women’s participation in political and public life took place on 11 June 2014 in Tirana. The nine vertical and 18 horizontal forums – part of a one-year project of the OSCE Presence in Albania – will bring together women that already hold public or political posts as well as those aspiring to enter political life...
OSCE helps female parliamentarians re-establish caucus in Albanian Assembly
Publishing date: 30 October 2013