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Experts discuss ways to improve training of police and judiciary to fight violence against women and girls in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
Improving the effectiveness of training in the police and justice sector to prevent and combat violence against women and girls, with a focus on South-Eastern Europe, was the topic of an online expert roundtable discussion on 11 and 12 November 2021.
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in Serbia for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 26 October 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Serbia established as part of its project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in Montenegro for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 22 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 20 and 21 October 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Montenegro established as part of its project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe, which is run by the OSCE’s Strategic Police Matters Unit.
OSCE organizes networking event for members of the Gender Equality Platform on Border Security
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
Members of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform on Border Security and Management and representatives of border agencies from the OSCE region and beyond discussed the importance of an inclusive approach to gender equality in the security sector on 18 October 2021.
First meeting of OSCE Multi-Agency Committee in Albania for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 20 September 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 13 September 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Albania established as part of the OSCE project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence — GBV — in South-Eastern Europe.
First meeting of OSCE Advisory and Co-ordination Board for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 13 September 2021
On 9 and 10 September 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Advisory and Co-ordination Board established as part of the OSCE project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence — GBV — in South-Eastern Europe.
Q&A: What is the Generation Equality Forum and what does it mean for the OSCE?
Publishing date: 8 July 2021
The Generation Equality Forum is the largest global gathering on gender equality since the landmark “Fourth World Conference on Women” in Beijing in 1995. The Forum aims to generate urgent action and accountability for gender equality, and to accelerate the implementation of the commitments made in Beijing. It is convened by UN Women and co-hosted by France and Mexico in partnership with youth and civil society.