News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Gender equality priorities defined at all-Ukrainian Gender Forum supported by the OSCE
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Some 150 experts from government, NGOs, and international organizations gathered in Kyiv today at the all-Ukrainian Gender Forum to discuss gender equality issues. The event was jointly organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator (PCU), UN Women and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Women, peace and security: participants of OSCE event in Kazakhstan say it’s time to move from theory to action
Publishing date: 12 November 2013
The OSCE Gender Section in co-operation with UN Women and the authorities of Kazakhstan held a two day-conference from 11 to 12 November 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to put forth recommendations and share good practices in the implementation of the principles of the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda...
OSCE supports trip of Ukrainian experts to Norway to learn about ways of ensuring equal rights of men and women, combatting gender-based violence
Publishing date: 11 November 2013
Representatives of Ukraine’s Interior and Social Policy Ministries and the Ukrainian Ombudsperson’s office visited Oslo from 4 to 8 November 2013 to learn about the experience of their Norwegian counterparts ensuring equality of men and women, and about the mechanisms for combating gender-based violence. The study trip was organised by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
Enhancing gender equality discussed in Moscow by OSCE senior official
Publishing date: 7 November 2013
The Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Ambassador Miroslava Beham, is the first senior OSCE official to visit the Russian Federation to specifically discuss gender equality issues. She is paying an official visit to Moscow from 5 to 8 November 2013.
OSCE helps female parliamentarians re-establish caucus in Albanian Assembly
Publishing date: 30 October 2013
The OSCE Presence in Albania organized a meeting with female parliamentarians, on 30 October 2013, to support them in re-establishing the women’s caucus in the Albanian Assembly, a structure that has been inactive for the last four years.
OSCE Office supports discussions on difficulties preventing domestic violence in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 30 October 2013
Some 30 representatives from government agencies and civil society organizations discussed what hinders efforts to prevent domestic violence in Azerbaijan at an event organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Labour and Population Social Protection Ministry...
Launch of Guidance Note on Enhancing Gender-Responsive Mediation
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
On 24 October 2013 the OSCE Gender Section launched its new publication Guidance Note on Gender-Responsive Mediation at Sabanci University in Istanbul. The publication is a step in the enhancement of early warning and conflict prevention structures of the OSCE. It provides a practical guide for mediators engaged in formal peace negotiations on how to include women in the dialogue, as well as how to gender mainstream the mediation process.