News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches online training on mainstreaming gender in the security sector
Publishing date: 11 October 2018
At an event on 10 and 11 October in Vienna, the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department launched an online training course on mainstreaming gender in the security sector.
OSCE and UN Women sign first-ever Memorandum of Understanding
Publishing date: 28 September 2018
NEW YORK, 28 September 2018- The first-ever memorandum of understanding between the OSCE and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) was signed on 27 September by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and UN Women Deputy Executive Director Yannick Glemarec.
Improving gender mainstreaming migration policies and sex-disaggregated data essential to promoting the rights of women migrants, say gender equality and migration experts
Publishing date: 20 September 2018
Experts and practitioners on gender equality and migration discussed the challenges facing women migrants and good practices to promote their rights at a side event organized by the OSCE Gender Section during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 18 September 2018.
OSCE project on effective criminal justice strategies and practices to combat gender-based violence in Eastern Europe launched in Vienna
Publishing date: 19 September 2018
An OSCE project to support criminal justice systems in Eastern Europe in their fight against gender-based violence, developed by the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD/SPMU), was launched on 20 and 21 September 2018 in Vienna...
Experts discuss strategies to combat violence against women in conflict settings at OSCE/ODIHR event in Vienna
Publishing date: 3 July 2018
Over 40 participants from delegations of OSCE participating States, civil society organizations and academia participated in a side event of the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting dedicated to combating violence against women in conflict settings on 2 July 2018...
Countering violence against women requires raising awareness of its multiple forms, stepping up comprehensive responses, say OSCE meeting participants
Publishing date: 2 July 2018
VIENNA, 2 July 2018 – Strengthening law-enforcement and judicial responses to violence against women, raising awareness about its multiple and invisible forms and empowering victims are crucial elements of any effective strategy to prevent such violence, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE conference in Vienna...
Six NGOs from Belarus received practical training on establishing mentor networks for women’s economic empowerment in Belgrade
Publishing date: 30 May 2018
Thirteen representatives from six NGOs, working in different regions of Belarus, received practical training and exchanged experiences with Serbian experts on women’s empowerment during a workshop from 28 to 30 May 2018 in Belgrade. The main focus of the training was to provide hands-on tools and approaches to establish mentor networks for women, in order to enhance their economic participation. The event was organized by the OSCE Gender Section.