News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina participates in global campaign against gender-based violence
Publishing date: 6 December 2016
SARAJEVO, 6 December 2016 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is participating in the global White Ribbon Campaign, as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which recognizes the positive role men have in preventing violence against women...
Special Representative of OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office on Gender Issues Verveer to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 to 4 July
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
SARAJEVO, 30 June 2016- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office on Gender Issues Ambassador Melanne Verveer is to visit the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from 1 to 4 July 2016, where she will meet with officials and activists and discuss the status of women in the country...
OSCE supports training course on the first database for domestic violence cases in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)
Publishing date: 6 November 2015
SARAJEVO, 6 November 2015- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the FBiH Gender Centre, the Network of Women Police Officers, and UN Women, today concluded a series of ten training courses on implementing the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and the use of the domestic violence database...
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
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 organizes training course for the first database on domestic violence in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Gender Centre and the Network of Women Police Officers, concluded on 1 September 2015 the second out of ten training courses on implementation of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and the use of the domestic violence database...
OSCE launches report on combating impunity for wartime sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 13 July 2015
SARAJEVO, 13 July 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented today in Sarajevo its latest report entitled Combating Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Progress and Challenges...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and UN Women promote gender-responsive budgeting in Prijedor City and municipalities of Lukavac, Odžak and Šamac
Publishing date: 16 June 2015
As a part of their effort to improve status of women and girls, including through Gender Responsive Budgeting, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the UN Women signed a Memorandum of Understanding today, on 16 June 2015, with Mayors and representatives of the Prijedor City and municipalities of Lukavac, Odžak and Šamac...