News and press releases

Standards in gender equality, the relevant legal framework, gender-sensitive language, the portrayal of women in the media, and the representation of women in political life were the focus of a training course for university students in Podgorica, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 20-21 November 2015...

The third and last in a series of student debate tournaments organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova was held on 14 November 2015 in Ceadîr-Lunga, during which 40 students and six teachers from Bender, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Taraclia, Tiraspol and Vulcănești honed their debating skills while deliberating on whether political dictatorships can ever be justified...

Four students from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) learnt about the work of OSCE and its institutions during a two-day study visit to Vienna, which concluded on 6 November 2015...

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the third Human Rights Club meeting this year for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event, hosted by the Mission on 30 October 2015 in Tiraspol, brought together some 25 lawyers to discuss legal approaches to safeguarding the rights of children living on both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River...

The Local Youth Councils of Kichevo, Bitola and Centar municipalities participated in the second OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported capacity building seminar that took place from 25- 27 October 2015 in Ohrid...

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a series of three debate tournaments for 24 students and six teachers from Bender, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Tiraspol and Vulcănești. During the event, which took place on 24 October 2015 in Ceadîr-Lunga, the young participants deliberated on how to achieve professional development goals...

VIENNA, 20 October 2015 – Young journalists from Russia and Ukraine met in Vienna on 19 and 20 October to discuss professional ethical standards and to develop ideas for joint projects...