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OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publishing date: 17 July 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report is the culmination of ODIHR's efforts to respond to human rights challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the OSCE.
Gender, Preventing Violent Extremism and Countering Terrorism: Policy Brief
Publishing date: 25 February 2020
Collections: Gender and Security Toolkit
Content type: Recommendation
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, the Policy Brief:- explains how integrating a gender perspective enhances understanding of violent extremism and terrorism;- identifies why states need to integrate a gender perspective to ensure that their initiatives to prevent violent extremism and
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Security Sector and Gender Equality: Policy Brief
Publishing date: 25 February 2020
Collections: Gender and Security Toolkit
Content type: Recommendation
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, the Policy Brief:- explains how Agenda 2030 recognizes good governance of the security and justice sector as key to sustainable development;- explores how Agenda 2030 positions the achievement of gender equality as critical for the attainment of all of the
Gender and Private Security Regulation: Policy Brief
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
Collections: Gender and Security Toolkit
Content type: Recommendation
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Policy Brief explains why integrating a gender perspective is important to the regulation of private military and security companies (PMSCs) and provides guidance to states on doing so in national legislation, contracting and procurement policies, as well as certification, oversight and accountability frameworks for PMSCs.
A Security Sector Governance Approach to Women, Peace and Security: Policy Brief
Publishing date: 3 December 2019
Collections: Gender and Security Toolkit
Content type: Recommendation
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Policy Brief explains how applying the principles of good security sector governance and reforming the security sector can help achieve the goals of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda.
Promoting the Political Participation of Women with Disabilities
Publishing date: 24 January 2019
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organized the conference "Promoting the political participation of women with disabilities" in Vienna on 16 and 17 April 2018. The event was held as part of ODIHR’s project “Our right to participate – Promoting the participation of Persons with Disabilities in political and public life (Phase II)”, implemented across the OSCE region. The conference served as a platform to raise awareness about the limited participation of women with disabilities in political life across the OSCE region and to identify positive measures which can facilitate more diverse and inclusive democratic institutions and parliaments. It explored ways to strengthen linkages between the women’s movement and the disability movement, drawing on common experiences, challenges and opportunities.
SHDM II "Countering Violence against Women – Everyone’s Responsibility": Schedule and Overview of Side Events
Publishing date: 20 June 2018
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
International Forum on Women's Political Empowerment: Report
Publishing date: 15 January 2018
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report is based on the discussions held during the International Forum on Women’s Political Empowerment, held on 7 September 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. It is a short summary of views expressed by experts, guest speakers and participants, as highlighted in their remarks and group discussions that followed.
Compendium of Good Practices for Advancing Women’s Political Participation in the OSCE Region
Publishing date: 25 February 2016
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
To mark 20 years since the launch of the Beijing Platform for Action, ODIHR has published this compendium of good practices to reflect on where progress has been made and identify some of the continuing challenges in achieving gender equality in politics. The compendium explores the participation of women through political parties, in elections, local politics and in parliaments, recognizing that these should be seen as connected and related areas.
Women and political participation in Malta
Publishing date: 17 November 2014
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The objective of this paper is to outline the level of political participation of Maltese women in local councils, national and European parliaments. When the level of participation of women in these political structures falls drastically below that of Maltese men – as in the case of national elections- this paper sets out to delineate what obstacles might prevent women’s representation at this level and what might need to be done to ensure that more women are elected. The paper takes into consideration the six possible areas of intervention proposed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in the baseline study entitled “Gender equality in elected office: a six-step action plan” (Norris and Krook, 2011), namely constitutional rights, electoral system, legal quotas, party rules and recruitment procedures, capacity development and parliamentary reform.