News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo head encourages women to vote
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Four years of OSCE work to enhance women’s participation in local decision-making were marked at a conference in Prishtinë/Priština on 9 October 2013...
Women in Kosovo must have a greater say on municipal budgets, say OSCE workshop participants
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
A two-day OSCE-supported workshop for six Kosovo municipalities representatives on inclusion of women in municipal budgeting process concluded in Elbasan, Albania, on 21 May 2013...
OSCE Mission Head calls for formal status for Women’s Caucus in Assembly of Kosovo
Publishing date: 7 March 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 March 2013- OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger is marking international women’s day with a call for a formal status for the central level Women’s Caucus and the appointment of women to senior level posts...
OSCE supports Kosovo Assembly Women’s Caucus in raising funds for women’s health issues
Publishing date: 26 November 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 26 November 2012- The OSCE Mission and the Assembly of Kosovo Women’s Caucus launched today a media campaign to raise awareness about the importance of timely testing and detection of breast cancer and to raise funds for the purchase of a mobile mammograph...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports development of municipal regulations on gender equality
Publishing date: 3 October 2012
A workshop organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo on the development of municipal regulation on gender equality for nine municipalities in the Gjilan/Gnjilane region concluded on 1 October 2012...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes empowerment of women in political decision making
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
A two-day OSCE-supported conference on the empowerment of women in decision-making for more than 70 representatives of the Assembly of Kosovo and municipal women caucuses, political parties, Agency for Gender Equality, and local and international agencies dealing with gender issues, concluded in Prishtinë/Priština on 23 June 2012...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches campaign against domestic violence, assists institutions
Publishing date: 7 March 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 March 2012 – A day ahead of the International Women’s Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched an information campaign urging the public to report cases of domestic violence, and publications to help the local institutions better assist victims of the crime...