News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana supports implementation of domestic violence legislation
Publishing date: 18 October 2012
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 18 October 2012 – The OSCE Centre in Astana supported a roundtable meeting and a workshop on the implementation of the current domestic violence prevention legislation which concluded today...
Gender budgeting targets all policy areas, says budget expert in OSCE discussion
Publishing date: 12 October 2012
On 12 October 2012, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on gender responsive budgeting and its role in ensuring equality between women and men within the Organization and participating States...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports development of municipal regulations on gender equality
Publishing date: 3 October 2012
A workshop organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo on the development of municipal regulation on gender equality for nine municipalities in the Gjilan/Gnjilane region concluded on 1 October 2012...
OSCE and partners call for enhanced co-ordination in combating violence against women
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
Greater co-operation among international and national organizations is needed to prevent and combat violence against women, said participants at a meeting on the margins of the OSCE’s annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 28 September 2012...
OSCE helps develop business skills of female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
ISTANBUL, 28 September 2012 – An OSCE-supported training course for women entrepreneurs from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan concluded in Istanbul today...
Gender-sensitive policing can help provide more security to all, say participants of OSCE discussion
Publishing date: 21 September 2012
The OSCE Gender Section held on 21 September 2012 in Vienna a discussion on gender-sensitive policing, its benefits and the challenges it faces, as well as the possibilities for gender mainstreaming within police forces in the OSCE region. The discussion was held on the margins of the OSCE’ Annual Police Expert Meeting which gathers police and security experts from the 56 OSCE participating States...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports gender awareness in policymaking
Publishing date: 18 September 2012