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Women, Peace and Security- 20 years on

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20 years ago, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325). It was the first international agreement recognizing that armed conflict affects women differently from men and calling for the meaningful participation of women in peace processes. Watch how the OSCE works for women, peace and security.

OSCE supports crisis centres for victims of domestic violence in Kazakhstan

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Domestic violence has increased worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its efforts to tackle and mitigate gender-based violence, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan builds capacity of Crisis Centres in eight regions of Kazakhstan by providing additional premises and hiring experts to render comprehensive assistance to the persons subjected to domestic violence.

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The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Kilian Wahl, speaks to former Kosovo President Madam Atifete Jahjaga during a staff retreat on gender issues, Skopje, North Macedonia, 31 January 2020.

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Participants of the OSCE-supported Leadership School for women candidates to local councils, 20-22 February, 2020.

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John Macgregor, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 20 May 2020.

Gender, Diversity and Justice: ODIHR supports equal access to careers in the justice system

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ODIHR paper: Equal access to jobs in the justice system Justice should also mean equal access to jobs in the judicial sector. Today, this is not the case for women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities Find the ODIHR paper on Gender, Diversity and Justice here.

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Andrea Orizio (l), Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, speaks at the multi-sectoral meeting organized by Government of Serbia's Coordination Body for Gender Equality Head, Deputy Prime Minister, Zorana Mihajlovic (r), devoted to exchange and response to impact COVID-19 has on violence against women and girls, Belgrade, 29 April 2020.

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A roundtable discussion in Tashkent on national and international good practices and challenges in engaging women in preventing violent extremism and other crimes, December 2019.

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Group of young officers of Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency doing practical exercise at the OSCE-organized training seminar, Dushanbe, 7 April 2020

International Women's Day 2020- Statement by ODIHR Director

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Winners of the OSCE Gender Champions Award recognized for their contribution in advancing gender equality and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger, 12 March 2020, Vienna.

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Guy Vinet, Head of OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit and Gesa Bräutigam, Permanent Representative of Federal Republic of Germany to the OSCE, attending the closing conference of the OSCE project “Effective Criminal Justice Strategies and Practices to Combat Gender-based Violence in Eastern Europe”, Vienna, 6 March 2020.