News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Online violence against women and girls discussed at IT Girls and OSCE event in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
As part of the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the IT Girls, joint initiative by UN Women, UNICEF and UNDP, supported by Sweden, and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) joined forces to raise awareness about gender-based violence against women and girls in cyberspace at an event held on 9 December 2019 in Sarajevo...
Prevention and fight against domestic violence in focus of OSCE-organized workshop
Publishing date: 28 November 2019
SARAJEVO, 28 November 2019- Following prior successful co-operation with law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the OSCE Mission to BiH organized today a workshop on preventing, handling and combating domestic violence for representatives of all police stations in the Canton Sarajevo and the Canton’s Interior Ministry.
OSCE Campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2019: End the silence
Publishing date: 26 November 2019
SARAJEVO, 26 November 2019 – On 25 November, the OSCE launched a campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries across South-Eastern and Eastern Europe during the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. The campaign aims to end the silence on violence against women (VAW) by informing the public about the alarming situation, raising awareness of the extent of the problem and offering solutions.
Women in media, focus of OSCE panel discussion in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 8 November 2019
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a panel discussion entitled: Women in Media — Safety Challenges and Ways Forward on 8 November 2019 in Sarajevo. The event was organized in co-operation with the Balkan Investigative Regional Reporting Network (BIRN Hub).
Addressing electoral recommendations from a gender perspective focus of an ODIHR-supported regional conference in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
Barriers affecting the electoral participation of women and identifying solutions to overcome them was the focus of a conference held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 9 and 10 October 2019 in Sarajevo. The event was organized in partnership with the OSCE
OSCE presents results of survey on the well-being and safety of women
Publishing date: 20 June 2019
SARAJEVO, 20 June 2019 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) presented in Sarajevo today the results of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Special Representative on Gender stresses need to cross divides in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 May 2019
SARAJEVO, 10 May 2019- Women’s participation and leadership is not just good for women; it can benefit whole societies. This was the message delivered by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the Special Representative of the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship on Gender, during a three-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).